The Sprig of Thyme

Many favourites are here . . . they are supremely fluent, and well suited to the capabilities of even a moderately talented chamber choir.

Autorentext
John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007.

Klappentext

A suite of eleven folk-song settings. 6 of the songs are for SATB, 3 for unison upper voices, and 2 for men's voices.The folk-songs may be performed individually, in groups, or as a complete suite.

Inhalt

The bold grenadier (SATB); The keel row (SATB); The willow tree (SATB); The sprig of thyme (unison upper voices); Down by the sally gardens (men's voices); The cuckoo (SATB); I know where I'm going (unison upper voices); Willow song (SATB); O can ye sew cushions? (unison upper voices); The miller of Dee (men's voices); Afton water (SATB)