Joby burgess percussion collective tickets, sat, mar 7. It was completed in 2001, and has been performed countless times since, including by whitacres virtual choir. Joby burgess conducts his arrangement of eric whitacres sleep and perform as part of the virtual marimba choir. Because of some difficulty securing permissions to use the text, whitacre came up with the solution of asking poet charles anthony silvestri to set new words to the alreadycomposed music. This is a beautifully crafted a cappella work for satb choir divisi. Marimba quartets is a brand new recording for signum using the warm, earthy sound of the marimba in a spectacular setting, featuring burgess own arrangments of some of eric whitacres everpopular choral works. The evening hangs beneath the moon, a silver thread on darkened dune. Eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. Sleep sheet music eric whitacre walton choral, satb. Eric whitacres sleep began as a choral composition, setting the text of the robert frost poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening. Eric whitacre sleep score analysis download or read online ebook eric whitacre sleep score analysis in pdf download and print eric whitacre sheet music scores. Sleep, 2000 eric whitacre palestrina the watford utc. Sleep by eric whitacre 1970 octavo sheet music for. More than two thousand individual vocal recordings were uploaded by choir members from 58 countries.
His new charttopping cd release water night comes hot on the. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. Lets examine the evidence that points to sleep opening in the key of eb major. Crafted and conducted by grammy winner eric whitacre and showcasing his elite family of singers, this encyclopaedia of the voice will enrich your compositions.
The official launch took place at paley center for media in new york. Joby burgess percussion collective contemporary music. After that heartbreak and disaster, whitacre looked around for an alternative piece, and it wasnt second best. Eric whitacre marimba quartets lux aurumque october sleep. Sleep, 2000 eric whitacre anticum anticorum, 1584 palestrina music for 18 musicians, 1976 steve reich rhapsody in lue, 1924 george gershwin armen, 1845 izet summer 2017 students at uts across the country have the unique opportunity to specialise their education early to subjects they enjoy and excel at, but as you start looking. My opinionsleep by eric whiteacre is just wonderful. Magic, sleep and deaththree selections from our concert. Eric whitacre has become a musical sensation across the globe. Composer eric whitacre leads 2052 singers in 58 countries in a virtual choir singing his composition sleep. This expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic text and expansive chordal harmonies into a sublime musical statement of release and quiet resolve. The arrangement of chords is so moving and creates a feeling of peace and tranquility with ones inner feeling and towards others.
Sleep by eric whitacre adapted for solo marimba by christina cheon. The music was originally composed to set the words of robert frosts poem stopping by woods, but owing. As part of this years coma festival join the joby burgess percussion collective in a performance celebrating new music at elstow abbey, a stunning venue founded in 1078 situated on the south side of bedford programme. Sleep, with its poignant harmonies and peaceful textures, was born. The video was posted online in april 2011 and his since received more than 1. Score without dynamics, only notes, enhanced version tnx dan. Sleep live vocal practice tracks, an album by eric whitacre, download choral parts on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Spitfire audio is a british music technology company, founded in 2007 by composers christian henson and paul thomson, producing high quality virtual instruments and sample libraries. Eric whitacre sleep live performance at air studios duration. Sleep is a work for a cappella chorus composed by eric whitacre with lyrics by poet charles anthony silvestri. Whitacre started orchestrating virtual choirs in 2009 after seeing a fans youtube video. Eric whitacre s sleep began as a choral composition, setting the text of the robert frost poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening. Spitfire audio sample libraries and virtual instruments. From composer eric whitacre comes a brand new work, the lush and achingly beautiful sleep.
The composer, after long deliberation, decided to ask his friend and brilliant poet, charles anthony. I transcribed sleep replacing the voices with the warm, earthy tones of the marimbas to make a seriously special marimba chorale. This unique recording shows the warm, earthly tones of the marimba, beautifully playing the lush harmonies of. Steve reich s evergreen music for pieces of wood is uplifting, loud and full of the rhythms of west africa. Study composition at the university of the arts, philadelphia. From the composer of the much performed cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between eric whitacre and poet charles anthony silvestri, drawing on the. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Compositions for string orchestra 16 choral compositions 14 concert band pieces 2 2000 compositions 1 compositions by eric whitacre 1 all. Eric whitacre, normally known for his choral compositions and arrangements, personally requested joby burgess arrange some of his wellknown works for marimba quartet. Commissioned by the big east consortium, this haunting chorale begins softly and slowly blossoms to a powerful climax. Eric whitacre, normally known for his choral compositions and arrangements, personally requested joby burgess arrange some of his. Sleep sheet music eric whitacre walton choral, satb dv a cappella unknown binding 2006.
With a text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri, it is a particularly moving perspective on the journey into sleep and, finally, to dream. To contrast a boy and a girl contains some eighth note passages to convey momentum, whilst lux aurumque employs up to twelve mallets across the instruments to keep the original division of parts. The first complete bar contains, amongst the four voices, all of the pitches of the eb major scale, thereby attuning the ear towards the key of eb see fig. Theres an echo of shakespeares hamlet in this line from the whitacre piece. Sleep live vocal practice tracks by eric whitacre on spotify. Buy eric whitacre sheet music whitacre, eric music scores. Water night is an inspiring collection showcasing a. This expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic tex. In october 2000, the 16voice austin, texas choral ensemble austin prochorus made the debut performance of an eightpart choral work ssaattbb by composer eric whitacre, a. Featuring erics composition sleep, virtual choir 2 was released in april 2011 and was met with a staggering response, incorporating 2052 videos from 58 countries and from all walks of life, including 9 year olds to senior citizens. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music.
Eric whitacre sleep score analysis free pdf ebook download. Marimba quartets, an album by eric whitacre, joby burgess on spotify. Whitacre chose sleep as the piece that his virtual choir 2. Sleep by eric whitacre 1970 octavo sheet music for choral. For in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil. Sleep eric whitacre satb study version sheet music for. Sleep began its life as an a cappella choral setting, with a magnificent original poem by charles anthony silvestri. The music was originally composed to set the words of robert frosts poem stopping by woods, but owing to complex legalities involving the poets estate the work had to be withdrawn. Sleep eric whitacre grey motion percussion duo youtube.
Upon my pillow, safe in bed, a thousand pictures fill my head, i cannot sleep, my mids aflight. Can also be performed with optional satb chorus, with original text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri. Price new from used from unknown binding, 2006 please retry inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. A cappella this expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic text and expansive chordal harmonies into a sublime musical statement of release and quiet resolve. As part of the on stage with classical king fm, we had the pleasure of filming the seattle marimba quartet at resonance at soma towers on. Sleep by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert. This unique recording shows the warm, earthly tones of the marimba, beautifully playing the lush harmonies of whitacres choral works. I love eric whitacre, and i love it on marimba see more. Eric whitacre sleep this item is not available anymore with the seller diarezzo preshipment lead time. Eric whitacres music uses a gorgeous blend of extended harmonies and approachable, popmusic inspired structures. The work was selected for eric whitacres 2011 virtual choir project.
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