SATB double choir & organ SKU: OU.9780193566057
Composed by Bob Chilcott. Vocal score. 16 pages. Duration 3'. Oxford University Press #9780193566057. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193566057). ISBN 9780193566057. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB double choir and organ Chilcott's convivial setting of Crashaw's text invites us to lift up 'our loftier song, and wake the sun that lies too long'. Choral triplets gesture towards a swung rhythm, and jazz-like inflections lead to thrilling cadences on large extended chords.
