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Drop down, ye heavens

mixed choir (SATB divisi) and organ
Dieses für den Pembroke College Chapel Choir geschriebene Stück vertont Teile des adventlichen Rorate caeli desuper (‘Tauet Himmel‘). Das Orgel-Ostinato zu den reichen Harmonien des Chorsatzes erschafft ein Gefühl von Spannung und Mysterium.
Product number: BH 14081
Edition: Choral score
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Written for the Pembroke College Chapel Choir in November 2022, Drop down, ye heavens is a setting of the refrain and final stanza of the Advent Prose, itself based on various portions of the Book of Isaiah. An incessant ostinato figure on the organ accompanies rich homophony in the mixed chorus (with occasional divisi), creating a sense of tension and mystery. The ostinato develops as the piece builds to its climactic phrase: ‘I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions’. Here the ostinato ceases and the voices break free. However, it soon returns and the voices hush: ‘Fear not, for I will save thee’. The return of the refrain text heralds a second climax (‘let the skies poor down’) when the ostinato and vivid harmonies modulate before a soft and content close.

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Title:
Drop down, ye heavens
Edition:
Choral score
Brand:
Boosey & Hawkes
Year of composition:
2022
Playing time:
N ′
Series:
Title:
Drop down, ye heavens
Language:
English
Edition:
Choral score
Brand:
Boosey & Hawkes
Year of composition:
2022
Playing time:
N ′
Series:
Title:
Drop down, ye heavens
Language:
English
Edition:
Choral score
Brand:
Boosey & Hawkes
Year of composition:
2022
Playing time:
N ′
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
BH 14081
ISMN13:
979-0-060-14081-5
ISBN13:
978-1-78454-846-9
Product number:
BH 14081
ISMN13:
979-0-060-14081-5
ISBN13:
978-1-78454-846-9
UPC:
196288201595
Weight:
0,03 kg
Pages:
12
Format:
18.5cm x 26cm
Binding:
Saddle-wire stitching
Product number:
BH 14082 Q578016
ISMN13:
979-0-060-14082-2
ISBN13:
978-1-78454-846-9
Pages:
11
Format:
21cm x 29.7cm
File format:
(PDF / 1.91 MB)

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