Rain

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Rain is set by American composer Nico Muhly in this multi-part musical downpour. The parts, in canon, one by one wash over the listener until they are completely flooded by the marvellous motifs on offer.

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Resources

  1. Patchworking 'Build it!'

  2. Breathing and Airflow

  3. Intervals

  4. Performance Skills

  5. Legato

  6. Dynamics

  7. Tempo, Pulse, Counting

  8. High Range

  9. Singing in Canon

Credits

Music by:
Nico Muhly
Text by:
Robert Louis Stevenson - 'A Child's Garden of Verses'

Performance track

Singers:
National Youth Choir of Great Britan Girls' Youth Choir
Conductor:
Rachel Staunton
Accompanist:
Dan Moriyama

Backing track

Piano Backing Tracks:
Nathan Williamson

Song Details

Genre:
Classical
Tempo:
Moving Dotted Crotchet = 120
Time Signature:
6/8
Key Signature:
C Major (D Major)
Tonality:
Major
Range:
D4 - F#5
Piano Supporting Melody:
Occasionally