That Pearl of Great Price (Geoff Allan)
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- (Posted 2022-11-24) CPDL #71637:
- Editor: Geoff Allan (submitted 2022-11-24). Score information: A4, 28 pages, 1.19 MB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: This version has piano accompaniment for rehearsal and /or performance.
A chamber ensemble accompaniment ( Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Bassoon, Harp, String Quartet and Double Bass.) is available at imslp.org (see link)
General Information
Title: That Pearl of Great Price
Composer: Geoff Allan
Lyricist: Hilda Doolittle
Number of voices: 4+4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Unknown
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 2022
Description: A strange poem by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) written during WW2 and to be found in her book "The Walls do not Fall". It is all about resilience in the face of adversity.
I have set it for SATB choir, SATB soloists accompanied by piano. A chamber ensemble accompaniment ( Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Bassoon, Harp, String Quartet and Double Bass.) is available at imslp.org (see link)
External websites:
- YouTube Score Video https://youtu.be/bi_x80pGQWQ
- Composers Website http://allans.org.uk
Original text and translations
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