SKU: HL.14020264
8.25x11.75 inches.
'Still Falls the Rain' is perhaps Edith Sitwell's greatest poem. Maconchy set the poem for double choir, unaccompanied, with some antiphonal writing. The recurrence of the phrase 'still falls the rain' throughout the poem is echoed in the music and helps to give shape and coherence to it. After the impassioned and tragic character of the main part of the poem, it ends on a calmer, even hopeful note (the Dawn after the Night raids perhaps). It was commissioned by the Chelmsford Festival and first performed there on 22 May 1985 by the BBC singers, conducted by John Poole, in Chelmsford Cathedral.
SKU: FG.55011-818-8
ISBN 9790550118188.
Johanna Almark - singer, orchestra and choral conductor, composer, arranger and violinist - is one of Finland's most versatile musicians. The rain it raineth every day is a swinging 21st century madrigal for mixed 5-part choir, set to Feste's song from the The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.
SKU: GH.GE-12123
ISBN 979-0-070-12123-1. A4 inches. Text: Jesaja/Isaiah 55:10-12.
For Descant choir, Mixed choir and organ. The word shall be nourishing as the rain's water. The repetitive raining in the organ carries an explicative choral setting, which at the end is turned into a lively jubilance.
SKU: HL.1311455
UPC: 196288177319. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
Looking for a fantastic setting of Langston Hughes' poem “In Time of Silver Rain”? Look no further. This poem was featured in Hughes' 1947 poetry collection Fields of Wonder. With everything happening in our world today, this poem portrays an optimistic outlook on life. Although there is no consensus on the meaning of “silver rain,” here it represents the idea that, as in life, something good can come from both gentle and heavy rain. It also symbolizes winter's end and the spring rain's arrival. For all who are navigating the ups and downs of life in every season, take comfort in knowing that spring will come, bringing new beginnings. Like no one else can do, André Thomas has written a fantastic setting honoring the words of Hughes. This piece come highly recommended for your mixed choral ensembles of various levels.
