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Water Night by Eric Whitacre (1970-). For SATB chorus (a cappella) (SATB). Walton Choral. Choral. Difficulty: medium. Octavo. Rehearsal piano part. 12 pages. Walton Music #WDW1008. Published by Walton Music (HL.8500040).

With rehearsal piano part. 7x10.5 inches.

Of timeless beauty, this composition speaks to singers and audiences of all generations, offering a high point in any concert program. Available: SATB a cappella.

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Anonymous

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July 26, 2008

Challenging but beautiful

This piece is a beautiful piece, but the close harmonies and four-part divisis in each part makes this piece difficult. The singers must be split up in a way that all the parts can be equally heard,and requires a lot of attention. When well put together, the effect is really...

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educated anonymous

Location: from Dallas, TX

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

January 10, 2008

Beautiful Beyond Belief

Water Night is one of my favorite pieces of all time, as well as my favorite by Eric Whitacre. He captures the essense and sound of moonlight shimmering through water. It's revolutionary, breath-taking, and simply gorgeous! It is a great challenge for highly skilled choirs. Choral directors must have patience...

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10 of 20 people found this review helpful.

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Angie Baroffio

Location: from Littleton, CO

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

September 8, 2004

Absolutely lovely...

Water Night is slow, dramatic, and thought-provoking. Really gorgeous. The lyrics are unusual after being translated from the original poem, but still beautiful. A fabulous piece.

8 of 20 people found this review helpful.

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Musica International

Location: from Strasbourg, France

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

October 31, 2003

Musica International favorite piece

This piece has been selected by Musica International to be the favorite piece of March 2001.

11 of 22 people found this review helpful.

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Bethany

Location: from Los Angeles, CA

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

October 15, 2001

Show stopper!

You and your singers will fall in love with this piece. Full of chromaticism and close chords, it is difficult, but full of emotion.

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