Quantity deal. Jackson: Cecilia Virgo
6S 6A 6T 6B unaccompanied (SATB)
the resultant peel of bells that cascades from one voice to another is a distinctive and inspired effect, introduced by Jackson to start the piece and brought surging back at its exulatnat climax....
Quantity deal. Jackson: Cecilia Virgo
6S 6A 6T 6B unaccompanied (SATB)
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the resultant peel of bells that cascades from one voice to another is a distinctive and inspired effect, introduced by Jackson to start the piece and brought surging back at its exulatnat climax....
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for 6S 6A 6T 6B unaccompanied This expansive piece requiring 24 singers sets an anonymous 16th-century text of supplication to St Cecilia. From the cascading imitation of its opening to the monolithic triads of its close, it remains spellbinding and invokes a powerful sense of the divine. Inspired by the great motets of the Eton Choir Book, this is seriously beautiful music with particular appeal for committed choirs.
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- Cecilia Virgo
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the resultant peel of bells that cascades from one voice to another is a distinctive and inspired effect, introduced by Jackson to start the piece and brought surging back at its exulatnat climax. For a choir that can muster a few basses with bottom Ds and sopranos with top Bs, the eight-minute Cecilia Virgo would be an excellent addition to the repertoire: tonal yet innovative; engaging yet unpredictable
