SSAA choir and piano SKU: OU.9780193572935
Composed by Sarah Quartel. Songbird. Vocal score. 12 pages. Duration 3.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193572935. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193572935). ISBN 9780193572935. 10 x 7 inches.
For SSAA and piano Presented here in an arrangement for upper-voices, this is a beautiful setting of an evocative poem by Emily Dickinson that explores the symbolization of hope as a bird. Quartel offers soaring melodic lines, rich harmonies, and a fluttering accompaniment to illustrate the persistence of hope even through hardship.