Del Tredici, David - Sabbath's Child (from '4 Heartfelt Anthems') description:  SS/A ISMN 9790051474332 Publisher Boosey & Hawkes (New York) Series Transient Glory

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The Transient Glory series presents new choral works by some of America’s most engaging contemporary composers, specially written to celebrate the art of children’s choirs and the transient but glorious nature of young singing voices. The works, which were all commissioned for a concert performance series by the Young People’s Chorus of New York, promise to make a significant addition to the repertoire for children’s and youth choruses.

The Composer writes:
To be invited to write for a cappella treble, or youth, choir took my breath away. For a composer accustomed to writing larger-than-life music, it seemed impossible to distill myself down so. But I was intrigued. In this traumatic post-9/11 world, I felt an urge to connect with, and even comfort, the youngest generation of budding musicians. "Heart" and "felt" are two words that directed my choice of texts: I wanted to tell something about myself, as well as about the joys of childhood (as best I remember them).

Sabbath’s Child (Proclamation) takes a well-known Anonymous text that particularly appeals to me for its last line: "...and the child that is born on the Sabbath day / Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay." My setting emphasizes the words "good" and "gay" - a gentle urging (by me, if not by Anonymous) towards a gay-friendlier world.

- David Del Tredici, 16 February 2003

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