Carol: Kings and Shepherds
composer: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
author of original text: George Mackay Brown
text from "Christmas Poem" by George Mackay Brown
Premiere: December 14, 2008 London, Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace (UK) · Conductor: Andrew Gant · Choir of the Chapel Royal
Instrumentation: mixed choir (SATB)
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 3' 0''
Year of composition: 2008
Difficulty: intermediate to advanced
Edition: choral score
Language: English
8 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-2201-3132-5
Order number: ED 13283
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As Master of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has written a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas since his appointment began in 2004. Kings and Shepherds is the fourth and like An Heavenly Song, Wonder Tidings and The Yule-tide Bell, will be published as part of the Schott Royal Collection.
Written for the 2008 Christmas service and performed in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace, Kings and Shepherds is a short traditional setting of Christmas Poem by George Mackey Brown, a poet who lived near to Maxwell Davies on the Orkney Islands. A wonderful addition to the carol repertoire and ideal for amateur choirs looking to programme new pieces.
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