A Season to Sing
© 2024 Joanna Forbes L'Estrange. Exclusively pubished and distributed by RSCM Publications.
Item #: G-11414 Status: Available
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Vocal Forces: SATB
Accompaniment: Organ
Separate Instruments: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass
Series: RSCM
Difficulty Level: M
Description:
A Season To Sing is a choral re-imagining of Vivaldi’s enduringly popular set of violin concertos, The Four Seasons, first published in 1725. RSCM composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange is rearranging the four concertos for SATB choir and organ, weaving into Vivaldi’s well-loved melodies texts from poetry and the Bible on the subject of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
“The Four Seasons is the first piece of music I can remember hearing from my childhood. I used to dance around the sitting room to it!” Joanna recalls. “I thought a great way to mark its 300th anniversary would be to make it possible for choirs to perform it. Vivaldi’s tunes are so magnificent they deserve to be sung!”
The 40-minute work also includes a new setting by Forbes L’Estrange of Ecclesiastes 3.2 – To everything there is a season. Its seasonal theme will enable the piece to be performed at any time of the year and it is hoped that A Season To Sing will become a firm favourite with choirs throughout the world.
Please note: The vocal score is not availble to purchase until 1st June 2025.
Any orders received before then will be held.
Categories: Choral/Vocal, Collection, Royal School
Topical: Creation, Harvest, Lament, Love of God for Us, Praise, Providence, Thanksgiving, Times and Seasons
Bible Reference: Ecclesiastes 3:1–4, Ecclesiastes 3:5–8, Zechariah 10:1, Song of Solomon 2:11–13, Psalm 77:17–18, Exodus 34:21, Psalm 100:1–2, Psalm 150:3–6, Genesis 8:22
Scored for: Strings
Number of Pages: 120
Language: English
Format: Spiral