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Christmas Oratorio
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Baritone; Mixed Choir; Piano Accompaniment; Soprano (Vocal Score)
SKU: HL.48025685
For Soprano and Baritone Solo, SATB, and Piano Vocal Score. Composed by James Macmillan. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Christmas, Classical, Oratorio. Softcover. 140 pages. Duration 6300 seconds. Boosey & Hawkes #M060151392. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48025685).
ISBN 9781835680872. UPC: 196288368137. 9.0x12.0x0.359 inches.
Composed in 2019, James MacMillan's Christmas Oratorio is a summatory work in his output, collecting together settings of poetry, liturgy and scripture which explore themes related to the birth of Jesus. Whereas many of the chorus sections draw on Latin liturgy, the reflective arias for soprano and baritone adopt vivid texts by Robert Southwell, John Donne and John Milton. Multiple aspects of Christmas are captured, balancing childhood innocence against more ominous moods threatening the Holy Family, which resonate in our own time. MacMillan�s writing for chorus is richly varied, from carol-like celebrations, through a pair of tableaux containing the Biblical narrative according to St Matthew and the mysterious opening of St John�s Gospel, to a simple closing Scottish lullaby. Both parts of the full-evening work are framed by orchestral sinfonias, bridging the distance across the ages.
Baritone; Mixed Choir; Piano Accompaniment; Soprano (Vocal Score)
SKU: HL.48025685
For Soprano and Baritone Solo, SATB, and Piano Vocal Score. Composed by James Macmillan. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Christmas, Classical, Oratorio. Softcover. 140 pages. Duration 6300 seconds. Boosey & Hawkes #M060151392. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48025685).
ISBN 9781835680872. UPC: 196288368137. 9.0x12.0x0.359 inches.
Composed in 2019, James MacMillan's Christmas Oratorio is a summatory work in his output, collecting together settings of poetry, liturgy and scripture which explore themes related to the birth of Jesus. Whereas many of the chorus sections draw on Latin liturgy, the reflective arias for soprano and baritone adopt vivid texts by Robert Southwell, John Donne and John Milton. Multiple aspects of Christmas are captured, balancing childhood innocence against more ominous moods threatening the Holy Family, which resonate in our own time. MacMillan�s writing for chorus is richly varied, from carol-like celebrations, through a pair of tableaux containing the Biblical narrative according to St Matthew and the mysterious opening of St John�s Gospel, to a simple closing Scottish lullaby. Both parts of the full-evening work are framed by orchestral sinfonias, bridging the distance across the ages.
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