Setting a text by Walter de la Mare this tuneful rhythmic choral work is infused with Scandinavian style. The poem is accompanied by extensive use of scat giving a modern twist to the forlorn sentiments of the text. An ideal concert work for experienced choirs looking for something a little different.SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied.
Jon Washburn Choral Series-Jon Washburn musically draws special deep emotions to color this evocative text by Walter de la Mare. The mood is created through the use of a glistening Piano part and a brooding Choral part. Vocal partsare kept in a moderate range mood and motion with small rhythmic devices to delight and challenge the singers.
One of Berkeley's earliest published compositions Three Songs to Children sets texts by W B Yeats Wilfred Owen and Walter de la Mare. The direct simplicity of Yeats and Owen settings contrast with a central more ambitious setting of a poem by Wilfred Owen.
