Female Voices; Tambourine
(SSAA a cappella)
SKU:
HL.48025426
SSAA a
cappella with Optional
Tambourine. Composed
by Anna Lapwood. BH
Secular Choral. Carol,
Christmas,
Christmas/Advent Sacred,
Classical. Octavo. 12
pages. Duration 330
seconds. Boosey and
Hawkes #M060150173.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes (HL.48025426).
ISBN 9781835680032.
UPC:
196288207559.
Silen
t night: This arrangement
of the traditional carol
by Franz Gruber and
Joseph Muhr (translated
into English by John
Freeman Young) was
written by Anna Lapwood
and the Pembroke College
GirlsÂ? Choir for their
end of term party for the
families of the
choristers. The aim was
to produce an arrangement
manageable for the
youngest choristers
whilst stretching the
older ones with some
slightly jazzy harmonies.
It was written in one
75-minute rehearsal, and
performed to the parents
straight after. The choir
has written a new pieceat
the end of every term
since. Gaudete: This
arrangement of the
16th-century carol was
written during a full
weekend of group
composition with Anna
Lapwood and the Pembroke
College Girls' Choir, a
process with which they
had experimented
previously. The choir
decided to create
rhythmic impetus and
drive, which is delivered
from the outset in the
introductory material.
This figure is repeated
under the refrain for the
first three verses, while
the verses themselves are
presented in simple
unison. The final verse
is harmonised and
crescendos towards the
uplifting key change for
the final refrain, giving
a sense of climax, which
may be highlighted
further with an optional
tambourine.
Franz Gruber and Traditional
