Content
- A Soldier's Cemetery
- To a missing Friend
- The Soldier
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for | Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella |
Musical Editions | Choir score |
Item no. | 678321 |
Author / Composer | David Bednall |
Language | english |
Duration | 8:00 minutes |
Release year | 2018 |
Publisher / Producer | Oxford University Press |
Producer No. | OUP9780193524262 |
ISBN | 9780193524262 |
A group of three miniatures for unaccompanied mixed voices, Some corner of a foreign field sets poems by three First World War soldiers: John William Streets, Goldfeld (about whom no more than his surname is known), and Rupert Brooke. Bednall's settings are slow, expansive, and expressive, giving space for the listener to reflect on the profoundly moving texts. Brooke's 'The Soldier' brings a particularly poignant conclusion to the set, with melismas employed for dramatic effect.