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When David Heard - SSAATTBB
| Instrument: |
Piano
Voice A Cappella |
|---|---|
| Ensemble: |
4-Part
A Cappella SATB Mixed Choir SSAATTBB |
| Genre: |
20th Century
|
| Format: |
Octavo
Vocal Score |
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When David Heard - SSAATTBB by Eric Whitacre (1970-). For SSAATTBB choir and piano (SATB DV A Cappella). Walton Choral. 20th Century. Difficulty: easy-medium. Vocal score (with piano accompaniment). Introductory text. 28 pages. Walton Music #WJMS1019. Published by Walton Music (HL.8501407).
With introductory text. 20th Century. 6.7x10.5 inches.
The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling of a father's loss.
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Difficulty Level:
Advanced
April 24, 2011
One of Whitacre's Best!
This song is the essence of grief translates into an emotional beauty. The lyrics are extremely simple, almost repetitive which is expected in a piece about mourning. The harmonies become very intense with the incredible dissonance. The scale slowly builds into the chord into a 18-part cluster of the C#...
8 of 18 people found this review helpful.
8th grader
Location: from Overland Park, Kansas
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
April 24, 2008
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
This piece is absolutely flawless. I performed it at a festival for 8th grade choirs with my friends. It is absolutely difficult and intense but it is soo worth it! We recieved the highest scores of the day, though it was our only piece on account of the lengthiness of...
7 of 21 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
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Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
November 20, 2007
A perfect telling of mourning
This piece of music is difficult. Very difficult. Not only that it's 15 minutes long, or that the amount of dissonance is....intimidating, but the emotional power of the piece requires a large focus, because listening to a 15 minute song is difficult to fathom, especially when the dissonance makes it...
13 of 23 people found this review helpful.
Colin
Location: from Glasgow, Scotland
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
August 29, 2007
masterpiece
I saw this performed by the National Youth Choir of Scotland recently. I was completely awestruck. The subtle dissonances as it builds through that majestic crescendo (as shown in the sound bite) is simply the most jaw dropping bars of music I have heard in a long time. Also, when...
14 of 26 people found this review helpful.
