Angel Song II
composer: Will Todd
Instrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, London
Edition: choral score
Language: vocalise
10 Pages - Folding
ISMN: 979-0-060-11907-1
Order number: BH 11907
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Description
Will Todd, born in 1970, is forging a strong reputation for himself as a composer who is equally at ease in opera, oratorio, church music and jazz. His style is instantly accessible and lastingly memorable. He spent his formative years steeped in both jazz and the English choral tradition so in his choral music he is able to juxtapose strong rhythmic drive and rich harmonies with exquisitely lyrical vocal lines.
The composer writes of this piece: 'Angel Song II is inspired by the idea of angels singing on Christmas night. The music weaves a gentle melody over the aleatoric textures of the accompanying voices. The text is designed to create the echo of the word 'Hosanna', but with no consonants, so that the music feels as if it comes from 'on high'.'
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