Becky McGlade: Leichte Noten

Music for Choir and Cello fasst zwölf fesselnde Stücke für gemischten Chor und Solo-Cello zu einem einzigartigen Konzertprogramm zusammen. Die von der Komponistin und Cellistin Becky McGlade herausgeg...

Eine einfache und kurze aber dennoch wunderschöne Vertonung eines bekannten Textes von Christina Rossetti von der aus Cornwall stammenden Komponistin Becky McGlade. Das Stück vermittelt die kalte Stil...

McGlade's setting of 'The Call' by George Herbert is simple but effective, reflecting the directness of the original poem. The three-bar phrases create a feeling of expectancy throughout the verses, a...

This is a beautiful and dynamic setting of well-known words from the Song of Songs (or Song of Soloman). With a soaring soprano melody, McGlade's fluid vocal lines drive harmonic twists within an imme...

My song is love unknown is an expressive and fluid setting of the well-known Lenten text by Samuel Crossman. McGlade highlights the phrase 'take frail flesh and die' with a sighing musical motif, befo...

Scored especially for ATB to meet social distancing requirements, this piece has both special resonance and practical application in these uncertain times. McGlade's characteristic unaccompanied style...

Setting a text by Elizabeth Barratt Browning, this thoughtful and evocative piece compares a dying relationship with the changing of the seasons from summer to winter, which McGlade skilfully reflects...

This simple setting of words by Tennyson reflects a different side to McGlade's compositional style, without sacrificing any of her trademark characteristics. The largely homophonic vocal lines move a...

Anmerkung der Komponistin:'In the bleak midwinter ist die Vertonung des berühmten Gedichtes von Christina Rossetti für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor. Dieses Gedicht kam mir in den Sinn, als ich an ein...

Das alte und bekannte Lied O come, O come Emmanuel drückt die Sehnsucht des Volkes Gottes aus, durch das Kommen des verheißenen Messias aus der Dunkelheit befreit zu werden. In der Vertonung von Becky...

This imaginative setting of the well-loved text O little town of Bethleham, by Phillips Brooks, displays McGlade's characteristic rich and expressive harmonies, with their jazz inflections. Opening wi...

Anmerkung der Komponistin:'In the bleak midwinter ist die Vertonung des berühmten Gedichtes von Christina Rossetti für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor. Dieses Gedicht kam mir in den Sinn, als ich an ein...

Music for Choir and Cello draws twelve compelling pieces for SATB voices and solo cello into a collection that may be used to form a complete concert programme. Edited by composer and cellist Becky Mc...