The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on whitacre sleep 1s. That was the spark, but it took me a full eight months to write the piece. Sleep my child eric whitacre singers decca w a t e r n i g h t. The evening hangs beneath the moon, a silver thread on darkened dune. Bob edwards interviews eric whitacre on radio link 45. Eric whitacre sleep, my child ssattbb choir a cappella. Eric whitacre eric whitacre studied at the juilliard school, earning his master of music degree and studying with pulitzer prize and oscarwinning composer john corigliano. Eric whitacre conducted a wordless version of sleep. Although his compositions feature the frequent use of chords and clusters that would traditionally be considered dissonant, he is able to avoid the perception of dissonance through specific compositional techniques, allowing his works to remain accessible and attainable to audiences and. Media in category eric whitacre the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Sleep is a work for a cappella chorus composed by eric whitacre with lyrics by poet charles anthony silvestri. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. The river cam julian lloyd webber london symphony orchestra 5. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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. Eric whitacre has made an impact on the choral world. When david heard eric whitacre sheet music duration. Sleep, 2000 eric whitacre palestrina the watford utc. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. Cloudburst whitacre sheet music for voice download. Goodnight moon hila plitmann london symphony orchestra 8. He has been playing percussion for 10 years and is excited to share with you his first solo recital. Eric whitacre ooh, alto ooh, tenor ooh, bass ooh, piano pedal generously throughout ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, loco ooh, ooh, ooh. Eric whitacre is one of the mostperformed composers of his generation. Eric whitacre is an accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, who has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. Mix sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. Two years later i still couldnt show him a single note.
Including popular songs lux aurumque, the marriage, the seal lullaby, and sleep. In october 2000, the 16voice austin, texas choral ensemble austin prochorus made the debut performance of an. Light and gold lux aurumque eric whitacre internet archive. Lets examine the evidence that points to sleep opening in the key of eb major. Nov 24, 2010 eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. Addedtone sonorities in the choral music of eric whitacre angela hall follow this and additional works at. This expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic tex. The choral music of eric whitacre from 19912004 scholarly.
His friend gary green, director of the university of miami wind ensemble, asked whitacre for a piece of music at a convention in 1997. Healthy sleep your guide to when youre in a rush to meet work, school, family, or household responsibilities, do you cut back on your. In our catalog, you can find eric whitacre sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Sleep, 2000 eric whitacre anticum anticorum, 1584 palestrina music for 18 musicians, 1976 steve reich rhapsody in lue, 1924 george gershwin armen, 1845 izet summer 2017 students at uts across the country have the unique opportunity to specialise their education early to subjects they enjoy and excel at, but as you start looking.
With a text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri, it is a particularly moving perspective on the journey into sleep and, finally, to dream. Without silvestris words, the crunchy harmonies under the main melody sound even more heavenly. A 60 page study guide will be delivered to your email inbox as a secure. There are a lot of notes, and i put every one on paper with pencil. Whitacres text to lux aurumque comes from a poem by edward esch, which was translated into latin by charles anthony silvestri.
Eric whitacre sleep score analysis download or read online ebook eric whitacre sleep score analysis in pdf download and print eric whitacre sheet music scores. A voice part purchase contains a part predominant, part muted, part left, balanced voices, and accompaniment only track for your use only. Eric whitacre sheet music to download top quality pdfs. At the midwest band and orchestra convention in 1996, gary green approached me about a possible commission for his wind ensemble at the university of miami. Eric whitacre is what you might call a modernchoralpop composer, and i mean that in the best possible way. Print and download choral sheet music for sleep, my child composed by eric whitacre. The evening hangs beneath the moon a silver thread on darkened dune with closing eyes and resting head i know that sleep is coming soon upon my pillow, safe in bed a thousand pictures fill my head i cannot sleep my minds a flight and yet my limbs seem made of lead if there are noises in the night a frighting shadow, flickering light then i surrender unto sleep where clouds of. I sleep, bar 1, degrees of eb scale eric whitacre, sleep.
A sleep in the wake wake 45 arms arms arms arms thee, thee, of of sleep sleep rit. While the voice range is accessible, sleep requires a big enough choir to handle the divisi passages. Although his compositions feature the frequent use of chords and clusters that would traditionally be considered dissonant, he is able to avoid the perception of dissonance through specific compositional techniques, allowing his works to remain accessible and. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises sleep eric whitacre mallory thompson northwestern university symphonic wind ensemble rising. Music notes for sheet music by eric whitacre charles anthony silvestri. Eric whitacres deeply moving piece began its life as a setting of robert frosts poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening. Eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. 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. While some modern composers seem to write with the dual purpose of making the music incredibly complex and entirely unlistenable, whitacre picks his spots perfectly, using dissonance to make his cadences all the more satisfying. Jan 11, 2019 eric whitacre shared the poem with me, and i was instantly struck by its. A sleep in the nor of the shark slow a sleep in the wake wake 45 arms. Eric whitacre sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. There is a competent performance of this work by the choir of kings college, cambridge on youtube starting here here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Doclive free unlimited document files search and download.
As with many of eric whitacres compositions, equus for wind ensemble began as a commission. I wanted to write a moto perpetuo, a piece that starts running and never stops equus is the latin word for horse and would also be a virtuosic show piece for winds. 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. The haunting choral piece that has had more than 1. In in in in the in the in the the the the the swing ing. In the show it appears midway through act ii and is performed by three angels two sopranos and a mezzo. His first recording, the music of eric whitacre, was hailed by the american record guide as one of the top ten classical albums of 1997. I tried to match the midi files to this performance, but it has been very difficult. Upon purchasing, you will immediately receive the balanced voices track. Jan 02, 2017 mix sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. I accepted, and the commission formally began july 1st, 1997.
Eric whitacres influence on modern choral music cloudburst, leonardo dreams of his flying machine, godzilla eats las vegas, fly to paradise, and enjoy the silence. Lux aurumque by eric whitacre song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Influence of eric whitacres compositional technique in. Can also be performed with optional satb chorus, with original text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri. It has been accepted for inclusion in all theses and. Eric whitacre sleep score analysis download or read online ebook eric whitacre sleep score analysis in pdf. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. His choral works and band works have rapidly become accepted in the repertoire due to their strong appeal. Sleep by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert. About the artist ian marci is a thirdyear uc davis student double majoring in computational physics and percussion performance. Addedtone sonorities in the choral music of eric whitacre. After that heartbreak and disaster, whitacre looked around for an alternative piece, and it wasnt second best.
For years the american choir chanticleer and i have been looking for something on which we could collaborate, and an arrangement of sleep my child. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by washington university open scholarship. Sleep by eric whitacre 1970 octavo sheet music for. Many of whitacres works have entered the standard choral and symphonic repertories. Like many people, you might think that sleep is merely a down time when the brain shuts off and the body rests. Animal crackers 3 poems by ogden nash a boy and a girl poem by octavio paz cloudburst poem by octavio paz five hebrew love songs poem by hila plitmann her sacred spirit soars poem by charles anthony silvestri. Eric whitacre sleep, my child ssattbb choir a cappella choral. His works water night, cloudburst, sleep, lux aurumque and a boy. But after the writers estate forbade the use of the text until the year 2038, whitacre called on poet charles anthony silvestri. The final result is something that i call dynamic minimalism, which basically means that i love to employ repetitive patterns as long as they dont get boring. There is an excellent performance of this work, conducted by the composer, on youtube starting here.
As the composer himself tells the story, the musical construction of equus was actually quite a long process, with. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original. Commissioned by the big east consortium, this haunting chorale begins softly and slowly blossoms to a powerful climax. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. Start now to play the fabulous work by eric whitacre for choir satb. Sleep began its life as an a cappella choral setting, with a magnificent original poem by charles anthony silvestri. K g when your heart aches, my heart aches, and this is the song it sings. Purchasers of this musical file are entitled to use it for their personal enjoyment and musical. Eric whitacre ooh, alto ooh, tenor ooh, bass ooh, piano pedal generously.
Files cleaned originally eric whiteacre lux aurumque. Sleep play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Upon my pillow, safe in bed, a thousand pictures fill my head, i cannot sleep, my mids aflight. Sleep eric whitacre, umich cello ensemble of richard aaron, arranged by joshua devries duration. The work is quite unsuitable for conventional midi file format, and has been very hard to render in that way. One of his most captivating works is sleep, a choral a cappella setting of charles anthony silvestris poem of the same name in the video above, the eric whitacre choir hums a wordless version of the introduction to sleep. Whitacre has received composition awards from the barlow international composition competition, the american choral directors association and the american composers forum. 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. From composer eric whitacre comes a brand new work, the lush and achingly beautiful sleep. Print and download in pdf or midi commissioned by the nebraska wind consortium october for brian anderson. Sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube.
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. It was completed in 2001, and has been performed countless times since, including by whitacres virtual choir. Eric whitacre has been recognized as one of the most prominent choral composers of the twentyfirst century. 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. 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 sheet music for trombone, tuba download free in. Born in 1970, he studied composition at the university of nevada, las vegas and the juilliard school with notable composers including john corigliano and david diamond. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Sleep my child is a piece from my work for music theater paradise lost. Three of whitacres compositions, water night, cloudburst, and sleep are frequent choices. Influence of eric whitacres compositional technique in the.