作曲者 | Ben Ponniah |
タイトル | The Golden Carol |
サブタイトル | of Melchior, Balthazar, and Caspar, the Three Kings |
出版社 | Boosey & Hawkes・ブージー&ホークス |
シリーズ名 | Contemporary Choral Series |
楽器編成 | mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella |
品番 | mds9790060151859 |
難易度 | easy - intermediate |
言語 | 英語 |
形状 | 8 ページ・18.5 x 26.0 cm・19 g・Saddle-wire stitching |
出版番号 | BH 15185 |
ISMN | 979-0-060-15185-9 |
ISBN | 978-1-83568-110-7 |
その他 | Old English Carol |
A setting of an anonymous Old English Carol ’(‘We saw the light shine out afar, On Christmas in the morning), subtitled ‘of Melchior, Balthazar, and Caspar, the Three Kings’, The Golden Carol tells of the kings’ adoration of the Christ child on that first Christmas morning. The wonder and emotional breadth of the text is brought to life through a steady build up through the two verses, in dynamic levels but also in harmonic language. Homophonic throughout, drawing influence from Bach chorales, the peaceful opening stanzas only hint at the jazz-inspired harmony which Ponniah frequently deploys in his works. More complexity, dissonance and divisi are gradually introduced until the outpouring of emotion at the climax of the piece ‘And see in heaven, our glorious home, The Star of Christmas morning.’