Bird Of Dawning
| Publisher | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS IN-PRINT TITLES |
| Composer | Bob Chilcott |
| Voice/Instrument | SATB |
| Difficulty | Unrated |
THE BIRD OF DAWNING
By Bob Chilcott
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
This spellbinding setting of words from Act 1, Scene 1, of Hamlet depicts a bird of dawning singing all night long in celebration of the Saviour's birth, with Shakespeare's characteristically evocative imagery heightened by Chilcott's artful word-setting. The harmonies are rich and the atmosphere hushed and expectant, with asoaring soprano solo line, which may be taken by a soloist from within the choir, evoking the birdsong.
