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SKU: OU.9780193533530
Composed by David Bednall. Vocal score. 64 pages. Duration 25'. Oxford University Press #9780193533530. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193533530).ISBN 9780193533530. 11 x 9 inches.
for SATB and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani
Make We Merry is an eight-movement piece which sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful accompaniment. A vast array of sentiments is depicted, from quiet expectance and gentle wonder to boisterous jubilation, and the different movements provide a wonderfully paced journey through these moods. The final movement brings back motifs from the opening and grows to a thrillingly climactic ending to this exciting Christmas concert work.
This piece was originally commissioned in a version for upper voices by Benenden School.
- Eight-movement Christmas work for mixed voices
- Sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures
- Highly characterful organ accompaniment
- Optional brass and percussion parts (for six of the movements) available on hire