Soprano hila plitmann is a soughtafter new music specialist who recently added a grammy award to her long list of credits and accomplishments. Featuring erics composition sleep, virtual choir 2 was released in april 2011 and was met with a staggering response, incorporating 2052 videos from 58 countries and from all walks of life, including 9 year olds to senior citizens. Start now to play the fabulous work by eric whitacre for choir satb. Music notes for sheet music by eric whitacre charles anthony silvestri. It seemed the perfect fit for the music of my wind symphony work october, which to me is a simple and humble meditation on the glory of autumn. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. Can also be performed with optional satb chorus, with original text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri. Sleep is a work for a cappella chorus composed by eric whitacre with lyrics by poet charles anthony silvestri. Addedtone sonorities in the choral music of eric whitacre angela hall follow this and additional works at. Composed and conducted by eric whitacre poetry by charles anthony silvestri directed by. Sleep began its life as an a cappella choral setting, with a magnificent original poem by charles anthony silvestri. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by youtube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, sleep, with a video choir of 2,052.
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The virtual choir is a global phenomenon, creating a usergenerated choir that brings together singers from around the world and their love of music in a new way through the use of technology. The 2011 virtual choir video features 2052 performances of sleep from 1752 singers in 58 countries, individually recorded and uploaded to youtube between september 2010 and january 2011. Eric whitacre shared the poem with me, and i was instantly struck by its. Nov 24, 2010 eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. Sleep by eric whitacre august, 2014 griffin woodworth eric whitacre is best known for his groundbreaking virtual choir projects, which have brought together thousands of singers from countries across the globe using social media and online video sharing to perform pieces that explore themes of connectivity and. Choose from eric whitacre sheet music for such popular songs as goodnight moon, the seal lullaby, and alleluia. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Sleep sheet music eric whitacre walton choral, satb dv a cappella on.
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Sleep eric whitacre sheet music for bassoon download. This rich serenade is full of beautiful melodies and warm harmonies. A recurring theme in whitacres music is the aural depiction of light. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. Sleep by eric whitacre charles anthony silvestri digital. This expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic. Composer and arranger jaron davis took a crack at capturing some of eric whitacre s choral magic with a beautiful arrangement.
Commissioned by the big east consortium, this haunting chorale begins softly and slowly blossoms to a powerful climax. I sleep, bar 1, degrees of eb scale eric whitacre, sleep. Eric whitacre is one of the most popular composers living today, as his over 45,000 facebook fans will attest. Jun 17, 2008 eric whitacre sleep live performance at air studios duration. Stream tracks and playlists from ericwhitacre on your desktop or mobile device. The first complete bar contains, amongst the four voices, all of the pitches of the eb major scale, thereby attuning the ear towards the key of eb see fig. Sleep by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert band. Singers record and upload their videos from locations all over the world. A cappella this expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic text and expansive chordal harmonies into a sublime musical statement of release and quiet resolve. In our catalog, you can find eric whitacre sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by washington university open scholarship. Sleep, whitacres bestknown and most performed work, was chosen as the virtual choir test piece back in 2009, and was used again for virtual choir 2. So how did this husbandwife team come together and, perhaps more importantly, how have they managed to stay together. But if you are a latecomer to the party, this is a good place to jump in.
In october 2000, the 16voice austin, texas choral ensemble austin prochorus made the debut performance of an eightpart choral work ssaattbb by composer eric whitacre, a. It is a christmas piece based on a latin poem of the same name, which. Eric whitacre sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Upon my pillow, safe in bed, a thousand pictures fill my head, i cannot sleep, my mids aflight. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Eric whitacres grand experiment in virtual collaboration. Download pdf for a snapshot overview of the paley center. Lux aurumque light and gold, sometimes light of gold is a choral composition in one movement by eric whitacre. Cloudburst whitacre sheet music for voice download. Sleep satb eric whitacre pdf free download as pdf file.
Mix sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. Eric whitacre sleep score analysis free pdf ebook download. I found myself suddenly open to the history and the beauty of the poetry, and it was the single word alleluia, praise god, that most enchanted me. Couples therapy with eric whitacre and hila plitmann cs. Lux aurumque by eric whitacre song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Eric whitacre sheet music to download top quality pdfs. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on whitacre sleep 1s. From the composer of the much performed cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between eric whitacre and poet charles anthony silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. While the voice range is accessible, sleep requires a big enough choir to handle the. The full piece premiered a few weeks later yes, on youtube. The experiment began in 2010 when whitacre asked online for people to download from itunes the same recording of sleep by the british. A 60 page study guide will be delivered to your email inbox as a secure.
This is a gorgeous piece appropriate for any concert setting. A presentation and listening guide to eric whitacre s sleep, focusing on the lyric. Eric whitacre sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. The impossible magnitude of our universe is a unique film and musical experience inspired by one of the most important scientific discoveries of. Join us at the paley center for a discussion with eric whitacre and the premiere screening of virtual.
Eric whitacre s a cappella choral works appear on this marvelous recording released in 2002. Sleep by eric whitacre arranged for bassoon quartet. If there are noises in the night, a frightening shadow, flickering light, then i surrender unto sleep, where clouds of dream give second sight, what dreams may come, both dark and deep, of flying wings and soaring leap as i surrender unto sleep, as i surrender unto sleep. Whitacre sleep score pdf downloadgolkes diegrovriore. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of sleep by eric whitacre. Conductor guides to three standard works for wind band. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Sleep by eric whitacre chords, melody, and music theory.
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