Shall I Compare Thee?
10 Shakespeare settings for mixed voices by various composers
Shall I Compare Thee?
10 Shakespeare settings for mixed voices by various composers
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
- Optional Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
- Editor Bob Chilcott
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Piano Score
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Order no. 9780193406148
Description:
> 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.
> 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.