Howard Skempton
He Wishes for The Cloths of Heaven
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
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Howard Skempton
He Wishes for The Cloths of Heaven
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
- Composer Howard Skempton
- Series New Horizons
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Order no. OUP43915
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Description:
New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music. Skempton sets this famous love poem by Yeats with characteristic directness and warmth and using rich and scrumptuous sonorities. Magical shifts of harmony punctuate the otherwise simple tonal language. An uplifting and satisfying piece ideal for concert use.