SSAATTBB choir, a cappella SKU: OU.9780193550988
Composed by Sarah Quartel. Voice Junction. Vocal score. 20 pages. Duration 3.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193550988. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193550988). ISBN 9780193550988. 10 x 7 inches.
For SSAATTBB unaccompanied The Island Itself is a setting of the poem Homage to Omey by Irish poet, Joan McBreen. The imagery of the sea conveyed in the text is reflected through lilting, syncopated rhythms. The melody is supported by a bed of ostinati sung with vocables.