Music on the Waters

This four-part piece is a delight which really shimmers through its clever use of canon and counter canon. Despite the four parts, there is a stillness and a calmness here.

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Resources

  1. Breathing and Airflow

  2. Performance Skills

  3. Dynamics

  4. Diction: Vowels

  5. Tempo, Pulse, Counting

  6. Spotlight on Jonathan Dove

  7. Singing in Canon

  8. Composer's Guide to the 2016 Songs

Credits

Music by:
Jonathan Dove
Text by:
Alasdair Middleton

Performance track

Singers:
National Youth Choir of Great Britan Boys' Youth Choir
Conductor:
Greg Hallam
Accompanist:
Ruairi Edwards

Backing track

Pianist:
Nathan Williamson

Song Details

Genre:
Contemporary Classical
Tempo:
Gently moving. Crotchet = 72
Time Signature:
4/4
Key Signature:
B Major (F# Major)
Tonality:
Modal
Range:
C#4 - D#5
Published by:
Peters Edition Limited, London
Piano Supporting Melody:
No