Bob Chilcott
The Bird of Dawning
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
Bob Chilcott
The Bird of Dawning
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
- Composer Bob Chilcott
- Lyricist William Shakespeare
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Order no. 9780193412965
Description:
This spellbinding setting of words from Act 1, Scene 1, of Hamlet depicts a bird of dawning singing all night long in celebration of the Saviour's birth, with Shakespeare's characteristically evocative imagery heightened by Chilcott's artful word-setting. The harmonies are rich and the atmosphere hushed and expectant, with asoaring soprano solo line, which may be taken by a soloist from within the choir, evoking the birdsong.