Breath of Song

Breath of Song brings together ten exquisite works by contemporary women composers. Compiled and edited by Sarah Quartel, the collection features an eclectic mix of styles and colours, specially selected with modern concert programming in mind — from settings of hymn-like simplicity and a rich choral sound to works featuring theatrical body percussion and a fresh close-harmony style. Secular and sacred texts from across the centuries are given fresh life, and new words and sounds are introduced to the repertoire, including the onomatopoeic echoes of Hindustani classical instruments in Esmail's 'TaReKiTa' and the whistling of the wind and birds in Hawley's 'The Arrow and the Song'. Scored for unaccompanied mixed voices, this collection of ten compelling works is fresh, dynamic, and exciting — a long-awaited celebration of some of today's most inspirational voices in choral composition. Find out more: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/breath-of-song-9780193532021

O ye who taste that Love

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80 Round me falls the night William Romanis (1824–99) ANNABEL McLAUCHLAN ROONEY (b. 1973) SOPRANO ° Lento espressivo q = 54 Vbbbbb 3 4 ∑ :# mp mp Œ Œ œ; œ œ œ j œ = œ œ = œ Œ bœ Sa - viour, be my light: Through œ j œ œ the hours in ALTO Vbbbbb p mp œ œ j œ œ = ‰ œ œ j œ œ Œ = ‰ œ œ œ bœ œ Round me falls the night; Sa - viour, be my light: Through the hours in 3 4 for online perusal only TENOR BASS ¢ V ‹ bbbbb Bbbbbb 3 4 Round 3 4 p œ œ œ œ J ‰ Round # œ œ J œ œ ‰ mp # Œ œ œ me falls the night; Sa - viour, be my light: Through p œ œ œ œ J = ‰ œ b œ J œ œ ‰ = Œ me falls the night; Sa - viour, be my light: Through mp = œ œ œ the hours in œ œ œ bœ œ the hours in for rehearsal only { V bbbbb B bbbbb Lento espressivo q = 54 3 4 3 4 œ œ j Œ Œ œ œ # ‰ œ p œ œ œ œ J = ‰ œ = b œ œ j œ œ == œ ‰ = œ Œ b œ mp b œ œ œ J =# ‰ œ Œ œ œ œ j bœœ œ = œ œ bœ œ Duration: 3 mins Round me falls the night has been recorded by The Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge, conducted by David Rowland, on the album As a seed bursts forth (Regent). © Oxford University Press 2021. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.