Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 piece |
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Composition Year | 1986 ca. |
Genre Categories | Pieces; For female chorus; Scores featuring female chorus; |
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Work Title | For Altos and Sopranos |
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Alternative. Title | SA a cappella |
Composer | Sydeman, William Jay |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWS 16 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 piece |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1986 ca. |
Librettist | Composer |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 1 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | female chorus (SSAA) |
For Altos and Sopranos is an eminently practical piece. I was teaching at the Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento. The small student body consisted of about seventy women and eight men. Therefore it “became necessary to compose ‘for altos and sopranos’”. (Hallelujah!! Note quote in the piece.)
– W. Jay Sydeman