Saturday, June 19, 2010

James MacMillan's "A New Song"

I really love this piece - we sang it not long ago - and have found a beautiful version on the web, below.  The text is from Psalm 96, vv 1-2:
1 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song!
Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.



Our choirmaster told us that the five- and six-note slurry runs are from Scottish folk singing originally - which is pretty interesting, because it all sounds quite new and on the edge of things to me!
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