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Description for St John Passion
Sheet music. SATB (with divisions) and soloists (soprano, tenor, and two baritones), with organ or small ensemble Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 292.
SATB and soloists (soprano, tenor, and two baritones), with organ or small ensemble Chilcott's mighty setting of words from the Gospel of St John is a dramatic yet optimistic retelling of the Passiontide story. As with Bach's great Passion settings, the role of the Evangelist is taken by the tenor soloist, who provides a melodious narrative throughout the work, in arioso style. The words of Jesus and Pilate are performed by solo baritones. Within the narrative, the SATB chorus becomes a crowd or a group of soldiers, commenting on the story in short outbursts, although the larger role of the ... Read more
SATB and soloists (soprano, tenor, and two baritones), with organ or small ensemble Chilcott's mighty setting of words from the Gospel of St John is a dramatic yet optimistic retelling of the Passiontide story. As with Bach's great Passion settings, the role of the Evangelist is taken by the tenor soloist, who provides a melodious narrative throughout the work, in arioso style. The words of Jesus and Pilate are performed by solo baritones. Within the narrative, the SATB chorus becomes a crowd or a group of soldiers, commenting on the story in short outbursts, although the larger role of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780193397590
SKU
V9780193397590
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Ref
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About Unknown
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in ... Read more
Reviews for St John Passion
Chilcott's St John Passion (Wells, 2013) evidences how he can thrive in a larger format. The four hymns are an interruption, though apt for Christmas. The work, cheerfully volatile, should serve enthusiastic choirs well in the future.
Roderic Dunnett, www.churchtimes.co.uk, August 2019
Roderic Dunnett, www.churchtimes.co.uk, August 2019