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Care-Charmer Sleep
By Richard Chew
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SATB a cappella (with piano rehearsal), c.1'50
Poem by Samuel Daniel
The text by this Elizabethan poet offers a backward glance towards his musical contemporaries such as William Byrd and the lute songs of John Dowland.
Composed 2023
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ISMN 9790720144040
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Hireath
By Richard Chew
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Piano Trio in six movements, c.19'00
Hiraeth is a Welsh word that roughly translates as ‘longing’. Longing for the past, a person or a place, or a sense of belonging that may just be imaginary. It’s essentially a romantic idea, which threads through 19th century poetry, music and painting. The tune from the beautiful Welsh traditional song Hireath, appears in the final movement where it becomes a valedictory signal of hope and renewed connection.
Composed 2023
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ISMN 9790720144095
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Windhover, The
By Richard Chew
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Solo violin, c.4'55. Grade 8+
After the poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins
The Windhover is a musical meditation on the famous poem by Hopkins. The composer endeavoures to convey the poet’s concept of ‘sprung rhythm’, which is designed to simulate the natural rhythmic contours of speech. In this piece, the stresses in the melodic line align to the four stressed syllables or ‘feet’ in Hopkins’ original.
Composed 2023
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ISMN 9790720144033
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