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Severn Meadows

solo soprano and mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella
An evocative a cappella setting of a song by Ivor Gurney, likely written in the first world war trenches in 1917. This hauntingly beautiful setting captures the poet's longing for home, transporting the audience to the English countryside.
Product number: BH 15136
Edition: Choral score, with piano accompaniment for rehearsal only
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An evocative a cappella setting of Ivor Gurney's words to his song Severn Meadows, likely written in the first world war trenches in 1917. Commissioned in 2022 for Cantores Chamber Choir, this new, hauntingly beautiful setting captures the poet's longing for home, transporting the audience to the English countryside while the words tug at the heartstrings. A solo soprano line is weaved with broad, lush harmonies to create a memorable work, offering a rewarding challenge to intermediate-advanced choirs.

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Title:
Severn Meadows
Edition:
Choral score, with piano accompaniment for rehearsal only
Level of difficulty:
advanced
Publisher/Label:
Boosey & Hawkes
Duration:
4 ′30 ′′
Series:
Title:
Severn Meadows
Language:
English
Edition:
Choral score, with piano accompaniment for rehearsal only
Level of difficulty:
advanced
Publisher/Label:
Boosey & Hawkes
Duration:
4 ′30 ′′
Series:
Title:
Severn Meadows
Language:
English
Edition:
Choral score, with piano accompaniment for rehearsal only
Level of difficulty:
advanced
Publisher/Label:
Boosey & Hawkes
Duration:
4 ′30 ′′
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
BH 15136
ISMN13:
979-0-060-15136-1
ISBN13:
978-1-83568-086-5
Media Type:
Sheet music
Product number:
BH 15136
ISMN13:
979-0-060-15136-1
ISBN13:
978-1-83568-086-5
Weight:
0,04 kg
Pages:
16
Format:
18.5cm x 26cm
Binding:
Saddle-wire stitching
Media Type:
E-score PDF
Product number:
BH 15135 Q781602
ISMN13:
979-0-060-15135-4
ISBN13:
978-1-83568-086-5
Pages:
15
Format:
21cm x 29.7cm
File format:
(PDF / 1,06 MB)

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