SATB choir and piano SKU: OU.9780193552210
Composed by Bob Chilcott. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 2.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193552210. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193552210). ISBN 9780193552210. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB and piano Written for the BBC Last night of the Proms, this sensitive setting of the well-known Irish folk song does justice to the beauty of the original melody. Chilcott's harmonic subtleties add to the poignancy of the lyrics, expressing and elevating the sentiments of loss and longing.