Jonathan Rathbone
A Christmas Truce
for choir, baritone narrator and orchestra
Jonathan Rathbone
A Christmas Truce
for choir, baritone narrator and orchestra
- Formation Chœur
- Compositeur Jonathan Rathbone
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Niveau de difficulté
- Édition Partition de chœur
- Maison d’Édition Edition Peters
- N ° de commande EP71991A
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Description:
Music by Jonathan Rathbone, words by Graeme Curry (with poetry by Edward Thomas)
This piece tells the story of the truce which occurred spontaneously on Christmas Eve 1914 in the trenches of the First World War. After some initial mood-setting with settings for choir and baritone of some Edward Thomas poetry, the piece takes the form of a narrative, spoken over orchestral accompaniment by a soldier who was there, called Tom. It tells how carols were sung by troops in each of the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914. It is well documented which carols were sung, and it is an opportunity to revive some beautiful, but long-forgotten carols, which are sung by the choir in the course of the narrative. There is also a setting of the 23rd Psalm ('The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want') sung in both English and German.
The narrative concludes with Tom finding a war memorial and looking through the list to find his brother's name. As he does so, the choir sing a setting of Edward Thomas' poem 'No one Cares Less then I'. The names continue to be read as the music fades and the lights go down in the church to leave a single spot-light on the war memorial(s) in the church.
This piece tells the story of the truce which occurred spontaneously on Christmas Eve 1914 in the trenches of the First World War. After some initial mood-setting with settings for choir and baritone of some Edward Thomas poetry, the piece takes the form of a narrative, spoken over orchestral accompaniment by a soldier who was there, called Tom. It tells how carols were sung by troops in each of the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914. It is well documented which carols were sung, and it is an opportunity to revive some beautiful, but long-forgotten carols, which are sung by the choir in the course of the narrative. There is also a setting of the 23rd Psalm ('The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want') sung in both English and German.
The narrative concludes with Tom finding a war memorial and looking through the list to find his brother's name. As he does so, the choir sing a setting of Edward Thomas' poem 'No one Cares Less then I'. The names continue to be read as the music fades and the lights go down in the church to leave a single spot-light on the war memorial(s) in the church.