Shall I Compare Thee?

10 Shakespeare settings for mixed voices by various composers

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10 Shakespeare settings for mixed voices by various composers

Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
Optional Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
Edition Piano Score
Difficulty Level
(easy)
Publisher Oxford University Press
Editor Bob Chilcott
Order no. 9780193406148

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> Variety of composers, including Bob Chilcott, Alan Bullard, Howard Skempton, Cecilia McDowall, and Will Todd
> Accompanied and unaccompanied settings
> Well-known Shakespeare texts, including 'It was a lover and his lass', 'If music be the food of love', and 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'
> Beautiful arrangement of Walton's 'Touch her soft lips and part'
> Moderate difficulty - ideal for adult and youth choirs

'Shall I compare thee?' is a collection of ten exquisite settings for mixed voices, specially commissioned to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. The volume pays tribute to Britain's greatest writer, presenting a selection of his finest texts set to music by some of today's most accomplished choral composers.

Bob Chilcott The Bird of Dawning
Jussi Chydenius Fear no more the heat o' th' sun
Sarah Quartel I know a bank where the wild thyme blows
Will Todd It was a lover and his lass
Owain Park Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Cecilia McDowall Sigh no more, ladies
Howard Skempton Come away, come away death
Alan Bullard When that I was and a little tiny boy
Richard Allain If music be the food of love
Sir William Turner Walton, Bob Chilcott Touch her soft lips and part

Language: English
Pages: 80
Release: 19.08.2015
Dimensions: 174 x 249 mm
Weight: 178 g
Rubric: Collections
ISBN: 9780193406148

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