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I would urge conductors to consider John Rutter's Three Shakespeare Songs as they cast yet more fresh light on these well-known texts. Using O mistress mine, Be not afeared, and Sigh no more,...
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I would urge conductors to consider John Rutter's Three Shakespeare Songs as they cast yet more fresh light on these well-known texts. Using O mistress mine, Be not afeared, and Sigh no more,...
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for SATBarB unaccompanied The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in these three delightful unaccompanied choral settings, and yet the style and execution are wholly Rutter's own. O mistress mine is a jaunty jazz waltz, Be not afeard casts a dreamy spell with dusky sonorities and magical harmonies, and Sigh no more, ladies brings the set to a cheerfully melodious and high-spirited conclusion.
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I would urge conductors to consider John Rutter's Three Shakespeare Songs as they cast yet more fresh light on these well-known texts. Using O mistress mine, Be not afeared, and Sigh no more, ladies, the pieces ebb and flow effortlessly through various vocal jazz styles, with a highly contrasting six-part setting for the second piece employing mystical harmonies, and finally ending with an upbeat flourish
