Choral (SATB choir a cappella) SKU: HL.48023700
SATB divisi a cappella. Composed by Peter Warlock. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Christmas, Classical. Octavo. 8 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060130809. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48023700). ISBN 9781784541538. UPC: 888680616878. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Predating the well-known Bethlehem Down by just a few years, As dew in Aprylle is one of several choral works by Warlock to draw on texts from the 15th century Sloane Manuscript, yet musically this work demonstrates a similar mastery of part writing and fondness for chromatic harmonic language. First published on 12th June, 1924, following a period of unavailability this is now restored to the catalogue in a newly-prepared edition. For unaccompanied mixed voices, with occasional divisi.