Bednall Make we merry
for SSAA and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani Commissioned by Benenden School, 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.
for SSAA and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani
Commissioned by Benenden School, 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.
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DAVID BEDNALL<br />
MAKE WE MERRY<br />
SSAA and organ (with optional brass)<br />
for online perusal only<br />
Contents<br />
1. <strong>Make</strong> <strong>we</strong> <strong>merry</strong> 2<br />
2. The time draws near 6<br />
3. The Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap 11<br />
4. All this night shrill chanticleer 14<br />
5. Moonless darkness stands bet<strong>we</strong>en 20<br />
6. S<strong>we</strong>et was the song 24<br />
7. Let others look for pearl and gold 27<br />
8. <strong>Make</strong> <strong>we</strong> joy now 31<br />
Duration: 25 minutes<br />
An accompaniment for brass ensemble, organ, and percussion is available on hire/rental<br />
from the publisher or appropriate agent. For performances with brass, the organ part available<br />
on hire/rental should be used, rather than the part in the vocal score.<br />
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