Gustav Holst - Two Motets "The Evening-Watch" & "Sing me the men" (1924/1925)
0:00 THE EVENING-WATCH. A gorgeous chorale based on quartal harmonies
4:40 SING ME THE MEN. A bright jaunty tune (5:24) sweetening as the choir enters
6:49 Angelic arpeggios in the sopranos and altos above grand tenor and bass melodies (7:34)
8:22 An initially sweet ending turns dark
Composer: Gustav Theodore Holst (September 21, 1874 - May 25, 1934)
Chorus: Finzi Singers directed by Paul Spicer
The Evening-Watch will be performed at the BBC Proms this year so hype to anyone going to that :)
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Errata: 2.142 Tenor 2 lyrics should match other voices
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Holst is always so remarkably innovative
You're good at choosing texturally intriguing parts of the score for thumbnails.
@Cmaj7
2 ай бұрын
Gotta play the game now, at least a little :)
Usually not a Holst fan, but this is magnificent. So much tasty harmony here
oh boy, TWO gustav holsts!
@Cmaj7
2 ай бұрын
oh thanks, fixed that now haha
@ashiapmanman
2 ай бұрын
infinitely better than just one singular holst!
Oh these are delightful! Holst was so creative, and sometimes to GREAT effect.
Thank you for the upload
9:40 Same ostinato as Jupiter (degrees 5-7-1), even the first entry of the melody in the tenor teases the Jupiter melody (degrees 1-2). Made me giggle!
Please post The Choral Symphony 🙏🤗
@Cmaj7
2 ай бұрын
It's been on my list for a while, but the scans aren't great
Who sang the songs. Such angelic voices. They are extremely trained singers - must be. God bless. Love from India
@Cmaj7
2 ай бұрын
Finzi Singers directed by Paul Spicer. It's in the description
8:57-8:59 chord ❤