SKU: LO.10-4931S
ISBN 9780787758332.
Peter Niedmann turned Thomas Campion’s poem of joyous praise into an effervescent and ebullient setting for SATB choirs. The work features a supportive and dramatic organ part, combining with the voices to stunning effect.
SKU: ST.LS19
ISBN 9790220215209.
CONTENTS ALISON, Richard O Lord, turn not away thy face (AATB or AAT) When we sat in Babylon (AATB or AAT) ANONYMOUS But this, and then no more (C - C) How can the tree but waste (B - B) Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content (D - F) Those eyes that set my fancy on a fire (A - B) CAMPION, Thomas More now with measur'd sound (Duet: D - E and G - A) Now hath Flora robb'd her bow'rs (Duet: D - E and D - G) Woo her and win her (F - E) GILES, Thomas Triumph now with joy and mirth (D - D) HUME, Tobias Cease, leaden slumber, dreaming (F sharp - F) Fain would I change that note (D - G) Soldier's Song: I sing the praise of honour'd wars (G - G) Tobacco! Tobacco! Sing sweetly for tobacco! (D - F) What greater grief (D - F) LANIER, Nicholas Bring away this sacred tree (D - F) LUPO, Thomas Shows and nightly revels (D - E flat) Time that leads the fatal round (D - E) MORLEY, Thomas O grief! e'en on the bud (F - E flat) ROBINSON, Thomas Now, Cupid, look about thee (D - G).
SKU: HL.48023799
Author: Thomas Campion.
Thomas Campion's Never weather-beaten sail is a sprightly text that powerfully evokes the sailor's plea for God's calming presence upon the sea's unrelenting rushing waves. At the opening of this work for unaccompanied mixed voices, the jaunty alto/tenor movement in thirds symbolises the curling waves of the undulating sea, the mellifluous soprano melody represents the boat's sails, and the bass section's never-changing 'A' provides the anchor. All four voices then come together in homophony, urging God to come quickly...and take my soul to rest. Rather than a simple repetition of thematic material in the manner of a standard hymn, the texture alters through the rest of the work until the very end where all voices gradually fade away into the distance, leaving what seems like a lone voice in the wilderness to cry to Thee. Contrasting to other well-known setting of this text, this new work provides a fresh interpretation, suitable for intermediate choirs.
