To what God shall we chant

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EAN: 9780571571574

SKU: FAB0571571573

Category: Choir

Tags: Faber Music

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To what God shall we chant our songs of battle? was commissioned by James O’Donnell and Westminster Abbey for a service of solemn commemoration on 4 August 2014 marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First WorldWar.

Stark and gritty yet always rooted in tonality, Matthews’s expressive harmonies bring a potent immediacy to the bitter, disillusioned words of war poet Harold Monro and the two lyrical solos for soprano and tenor whichset passages from the Book of Lamentations and St Luke’s Gospel. Beginning with a violent and impassioned energy, this anthem ultimately offers little consolation. In the words of James O’Donnell it ‘leaves you standing on theedgeof an abyss’ its impetus petering out in a series of hushed, troubled questions.

Additional information

Composer	David Matthews
Publisher	Faber Music
Instrumentation	Choir
Product Type	Part
Series	Choral Signature Series (Faber)
Pages	0
ISBN	9780571571574
Edition Number	571571573