Sing We And Chant It
by Thomas Morley
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YAS137

Composed by Thomas Morley. Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday. Young String Orchestra. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+2+8+5+5+5+2+8 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 13 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YAS137. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS137).

ISBN 9780825894732. UPC: 798408094737. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G major.

A high quality setting of the Thomas Morley hymn, Sing We and Chant It, by popular writer Deborah Baker Monday. Deborah understands the idiomatic nature of the string orchestra and always provides teachers with music that can be used to teach as well as inspire musicality.
Thomas Morley (ca. 1557-1602) lived in England during the Elizabethan period. It was a time during the reign of Queen Elizabeth when the arts, and especially music, flourished.Morley studied serious music with William Byrd and attempted to compose in his style while holding an organ post at St. Paul's Cathedral. He was inspired by a new vocal publication brought to England from Italy. These "madrigals" were where Morley finally found his compositional direction. He took aspects of the Italian style, which suited his personality and "anglicized" them by applying the English language and musical tradition. His works are considered to show a wider variety of emotional color, form and technique than other English composers of this period.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels