The Twelve Days of Christmas: Vocal score (Oxford Christmas Music) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0193805278 ISBN 13: 9780193805279

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2009

Synopsis

for SATB and piano or orchestra Fresh and unconventional, the setting includes witty references in the accompaniment to the music of Brahms, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky and other familiar tunes that allude to various gifts mentioned in the lyrics. The final round is a race to the finish, fuelled with excitement and drama, as the music spirals upwards with the recounting of each set of gifts. Orchestral material is available on hire.

About this title

About the Author:

Mack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of The Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelor's degree; his master's and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. Alongside Wilberg's conducting responsibilities he is active as a pianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for The Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Renée Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazón, Deborah Voigt, and The King's Singers. Wilberg's arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0193805278
• ISBN 13: 9780193805279
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24