Sweet was the song (2014, rev. 2024)

1 Dec

A setting of the text from William Ballett’s Lute Book, c.1590

Solo Soprano, SATB

Duration:
4′

First performance:
13 December 2014
Con Anima, Roger Williams, St Mary’s Chapel, Blairs, Aberdeen, UK

London premiere:
13 December 2014
London Welsh Chorale, Edward Rhys Harry, St Andrew’s Church, Holborn, London, UK

Score

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Programme note

Sweet was the song is a simple, tender carol for solo soprano and unaccompanied choir. The mood of the piece is very much dictated by the lullaby described in the text, with a rocking figure throughout.

PAC

Recording

SATBSoprano

Tobias Patrick Wolf

Tobias is an award-winning German conductor and composer based in North East Scotland. He is Music Director of the renowned King’s Studio Orchestra (Scotland), the Braeside Singers (Aberdeen) and Principal Guest Conductor of the German Winds. Tobias is PhD researcher at the University of Aberdeen, exploring hybrid composition and performance practice. Sought after as guest conductor for ensembles around the globe, he brings new music to life — for audiences in the concert hall, on radio and television, and across multi-platform online streaming services.

https://www.tpwolf.com