My Lord has Come

ISBN 10: 0193410125 ISBN 13: 9780193410121

Publisher: Oxford University Press Music, 2015

Synopsis

for SSAA unaccompanied Originally published in a version for mixed voices, this heartfelt upper-voice arrangement begins with a pianissimo drone over which the sopranos introduce the expressive melody. With lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overriding sense of awe, it would make an ideal centrepiece for a Christmas or Epiphany concert or service. A version for SATB is also available.

About this title

About the Author:

British composer and pianist Will Todd has worked at the Royal Opera House, the Lincoln Center in New York, London's Barbican, and with Welsh National Opera, award-winning choirs The Sixteen and the BBC Singers, and internationally renowned clarinettist Emma Johnson. Will Todd is best-known for his choral works, and his jazz-inspired Mass in Blue (2003) has been performed more than 100 times since its premiere. He won second prize in the 2002 International Giuseppe Verdi Opera Competition, and his Jazz Concerto for Clarinet (2009) has been performed in the UK, USA, and Finland.

Review:

Will Todd's My Lord has come is an intense and, in some ways, demanding piece with second altos repeatedly singing bottom F sharps (in one place optionally bottom E). Yet it is also highly singable, with harmonies that are easy to hear in advance and well-shaped vocal lines. The words are by the composer, describing the shepherds called by love and sages searching for love, but as a fortissimo climax 'his love will hold me' because, in the words of the title that are also a refrain, 'My Lord has come.' Sunday by Sunday (RSCM), September 2016

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Music
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0193410125
• ISBN 13: 9780193410121
• Binding: Sheet music
• Number of pages: 4