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Canticles of Light Bob Chilcott

Canticles of Light By Bob Chilcott

Canticles of Light by Bob Chilcott


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Summary

for children's choir, mixed choir and orchestra or tubular bells and organ A dark and beautiful, yet also extremely approachable, work in three movements. The first two are darker in character: evening hymns that ask for protection and comfort through the night. The music lightens for the final hymn, a song for the morning that looks forward to a new beginning.

Canticles of Light Summary

Canticles of Light by Bob Chilcott

for children's choir, mixed choir and orchestra or tubular bells and organ A dark and beautiful, yet also extremely approachable, work in three movements. The first two are darker in character: evening hymns that ask for protection and comfort through the night. The music lightens for the final hymn, a song for the morning that looks forward to a new beginning.

Canticles of Light Reviews

Musically, this piece is not as difficult as it may appear on paper. Certainly, the chords tend to shimmer, but they are not difficult to achieve nor to maintain, and should not present any real problems for a well trained ensemble . . . Mr Chilcott provides plenty of scope for dynamic variation, while allowing the listener peace in which to worship God, which is, after all, the essential business of hymns. Very warmly recommended. * Henry Howell, Australian Music Teacher March 2002 *
Provided that there is space to set the upper-voice choir apart from the main choir, it is both practical and atmospheric. * Church Times 12 October 2001 *
The part writing is close and frequently dissonant, giving the music a rich but misty texture, reminding me of a sunset by Turner . . . The inclusion of an upper-voice choir . . . is an inspired idea and certainly adds an extra dimension to the texture . . . Although not celebratory in feeling, they could grace the programme of any special concert by a distinguished choir. * Music Teacher Sept 01 *
There is much to recommend in this work . . . Although the three sections are intended to run together, there seems no reason why each could not be performed separately in liturgical use. * Organists' Review August 2001 *
This is a concise work with highly approachable choral writing which choirs will enjoy getting their teeth into . . . Canticles of Light is certainly a work which will find a place in the choral repertoire of the 21st century. * The Organ May 2001 *

About Bob Chilcott

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 the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.

Table of Contents

Te lucis ante terminum ; Christe, qui, splendor et dies ; O nata lux de lumine

Additional information

GOR005001802
9780193432888
0193432889
Canticles of Light by Bob Chilcott
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
20000907
24
N/A
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