Score
That I did always love : unaccompanied chorus, SATB SATB / music by Clare Maclean ; lyrics by Emily Dickinson.
Library shelf no. 782.55542/MAC 8 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
'That I did always love' is a setting of two poems by Emily Dickinson on lasting love.
The music aims to reflect the simplicity of rhythm and depth of imagery in Dickinson's poetry, and uses five note scales that are found in the religious and folk music of her time.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: SSAATTBB choir (up to 11 parts).
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Extended tonality
Commission note: Commissioned for the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus (Philip Barnes, Artistic Director) by Erin Hammond and Orin Johnson in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary
First performance: by St Louis Chamber Chorus — 14 Feb 16. Second Presbyterian Church Saint Louis, Missouri USA
Performances of this work
1 Nov 2018: at A Concert for Armistice (Melba Hall). Featuring Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Chamber Choir, David Barnard.
14 Feb 16: Second Presbyterian Church Saint Louis, Missouri USA. Featuring St Louis Chamber Chorus.
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