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New repertoire for Advent Recent and secular Christmas music<br />
David Bednall<br />
Make We Merry<br />
This eight-movement piece sets texts from the 15th to 19th<br />
centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful<br />
accompaniment. A vast array of sentiments is depicted, from<br />
quiet expectance and gentle wonder to boisterous jubilation, and<br />
the different movements provide a wonderfully paced journey<br />
through these moods. The final movement brings back motifs<br />
from the opening and grows to a thrillingly climactic ending.<br />
Also available in the original SSAA version.<br />
David Bednall<br />
David has been busy<br />
writing a number of<br />
new pieces including<br />
a large-scale anthem<br />
for The Birmingham<br />
Bach Choir and<br />
Paul Spicer, entitled<br />
The Dear Bargain. The commission is to<br />
mark the centenary of the choir and will<br />
be premiered on 4 April at St Philip’s<br />
Cathedral, Birmingham, UK<br />
Photo credit: Iain MacLeod-Jones<br />
SATB and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani<br />
25 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-353353-0 | Published April 2020<br />
SSAA vocal score: 978-0-19-352653-2 | Published May 2019<br />
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David Bednall<br />
Make We Merry . . . well projects the tender and comforting emotions<br />
brought on by Christmas. Jean-Yves Duperron, http://www.classicalmusicsentinel.com<br />
Sweet was the song<br />
from Make We Merry<br />
This carol uses a<br />
straightforward<br />
and lyrical unison<br />
line in the first<br />
soprano part,<br />
with an imitative<br />
second soprano<br />
part joining towards<br />
the end. The organ<br />
accompaniment<br />
gently underpins the<br />
tender vocal lines throughout.<br />
SS and organ<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353099-7 | Published July 2019<br />
David Bednall<br />
Hail, heavenly beam<br />
A powerful and<br />
joyful setting of a<br />
9th-century Advent<br />
prayer. Coloured by<br />
rich harmonies and<br />
tonal shifts, the piece<br />
opens briskly before<br />
propelling itself<br />
towards a rousing<br />
conclusion.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
3 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353520-6 | Published April 2020<br />
John Rutter<br />
Christ our Emmanuel<br />
A lilting 3/4 metre<br />
carries the listener<br />
through this familiar<br />
Christmas story,<br />
beautifully depicted<br />
in a text by the<br />
composer. Rutter<br />
employs artful wordpainting<br />
throughout,<br />
and the verse-refrain<br />
structure means<br />
the compelling melody will soon become as<br />
familiar as any traditional carol.<br />
SATB and piano or organ or<br />
instrumental trio<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
Vocal score (with piano): 978-0-19-353513-8<br />
Vocal score (with organ): 978-0-19-354081-1<br />
Instrumental score and parts (fl, ob, hp):<br />
978-0-19-353517-6<br />
All publishing April 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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