ISBN 9780193533530. 11 x 9 inches.
for SATB and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani
Make We Merry is an eight-movement piece which sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful accompaniment. A vast array of sentiments is depicted, from quiet expectance and gentle wonder to boisterous jubilation, and the different movements provide a wonderfully paced journey through these moods. The final movement brings back motifs from the opening and grows to a thrillingly climactic ending to this exciting Christmas concert work.
This piece was originally commissioned in a version for upper voices by Benenden School.
Eight-movement Christmas work for mixed voicesSets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral texturesHighly characterful organ accompanimentOptional brass and percussion parts (for six of the movements) available on hire
