I sing the birth was born tonight

ISBN 10: 0193519038 ISBN 13: 9780193519039

Publisher: Oxford University Press Music, 2018

Synopsis

for SATB and organ This striking Christmas piece sets a famous text by Ben Jonson. Jackson's attractive harmonies combine with vivid word-setting, deft manipulations of texture, and a colourful organ part to create a mood of gentle rapture.

About this title

About the Author:

Gabriel Jackson was born in Bermuda. After three years as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral he studied composition at the Royal College of Music. Jackson's music has been commissioned, performed and broadcast worldwide, and his works have been presented at many festivals including Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Spitalfields, and the BBC Proms. His liturgical pieces are in the repertoires of many of Britain's cathedral and collegiate choirs, and his choral works in general have been recorded by some of the world's leading choirs including Polyphony, The Vasari Singers, The State Choir of Latvia, and Merton College Choir, Oxford. He is currently the Associate Composer to the BBC Singers, who have premiered and broadcast a number of recent commissions. Over recent years Jackson's music has been equally focussed on instrumental works. Commissions include works for organist Michael Bonaventure, Red Note Ensemble, and the Lunar Sax Quartet.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Music
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0193519038
• ISBN 13: 9780193519039
• Binding: Sheet music
• Number of pages: 16