Format : Vocal Score
Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir was commissioned by St Paul’s Cathedral in London to write a piece for SATB choir and organ in celebration of HM The Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016.The piece is now available from Chester Music so that choirs all over the world can join in with the festivities. Churches and other local organisations are planning events on Sunday 12th June and many may want to include thisapproachable setting of Robert Bridges’ poem.Directed by Andrew Carwood the St Paul’s Cathedral Choir performed I love all beauteous things as part of the National Service of Thanksgiving whichtook place on at 11am on 10 June 2016 in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. At the service the Archbishop of Canterbury gave the address and the Prime Minister read a lesson. Judith Weircomments:'It is a particular honour to contribute new music for this great occasion and a pleasure to write a choral version of Robert Bridges’ beautiful verse.'COMPOSER’S NOTEAt the suggestion of Michael Hampel Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral I have set words by Robert Bridges who was Poet Laureate from 1913–1930. Bridges was an outstanding humanitarian and writer whose poetry hasinspired me before in The Voice of Desire a song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano. This short fast-tempo setting aims to emulate the swift fleet-footed rhyme and metre of the two-verse poem with its unobtrusive but tellingreference to ‘man in his hasty days’.J.W.Commissioned by the Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 90th birthday of HM The Queen generously supported by the Boltini Trust. Performed at theNational Service of Thanksgiving for HM The Queen’s birthday at St Paul’s Cathedral London on Friday 10th June 2016 in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.Music by Judith Weir Master of
SKU: HL.14016774
UPC: 884088815202. 11.5x16.0x0.858 inches.
Full Score for the Opera in Two Acts. Scored for SATB Soli, SATB Chorus and Orchestra. Commissioned by English national Opera with funds from the Arts Council. Text: Judith Weir after Ludwig Tieck.
SKU: HL.14016787
UPC: 884088815271. 12.0x16.5x0.144 inches.
Within much of her work,Judith Weir has tried to portray the sky, stars and planets in her music and the Moon and Star follows the same path. This work based on poetry by Emily Dickinson uses the text to act as a philisophical motto to the music itself, choral voices are used a source of textual richness and produce wide, harmonic paragraphs. The orchestra is used to display musical height and distance with a mix of triple woodwind, 4 trumpets and high violins. The composition is 15 minutes long. Work for SSAATTBB Choir and Orchestra. Commissioned by the BBC Promenade Concerts, and premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers in August 1995.
SKU: HL.14016806
UPC: 884088838720. 8.5x11.0x0.172 inches.
Written for the Endellion Quartet in 1990. Duration 13 minutes. Score available: SOS03075.
SKU: HL.14035693
ISBN 9780711969667. 8.25x11.75x0.065 inches.
This work is a free transcription of the aria Wer Bist Du? Frage Dein Gewissen from J.S.Bach's Cantata No 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn. First performed by Nicholas Hodges at the British Music Information Centre, London, on 1st October 1992. Duration: c.3 minutes.
SKU: HL.14016803
UPC: 884088840709.
Work for two violins.
SKU: HL.14016770
A3 Size Score of the Opera in 3 Acts with libretto by the composer, based on the 13th Century Chinese drama The Chao Family Orphan.
SKU: HL.14016769
8.75x11.75x0.786 inches.
Opera in 3 Acts with libretto by the composer, based on the 13th Century Chinese drama The Chao Family Orphan.
SKU: HL.14016802
For Various different sizes of Clarinet and Piano.
SKU: HL.14016771
8.75x11.75x1.339 inches.
A4 Size Score of the Opera in 3 Acts with libretto by the composer, based on the 13th Century Chinese drama The Chao Family Orphan.