Grammy awardwinning composer and conductor eric whitacre is one of todays most popular and performed musicians. Sleep a dream project for local artist entertainment. Eric whitacre concert band over the past few years i must have read goodnight moon to my son a thousand times maybe more. Commissioned by the big east consortium, this haunting chorale begins softly and slowly blossoms to a powerful climax. 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 was written by poet charles anthony slivrestri and modified by eric whitacre. Other choral works alone poem by edgar allan poe, for male voice sextet. 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. His choral works and band works have rapidly become accepted in the repertoire due to their strong appeal to. Eric whitacre choral sheet music and music books at sheet. A fellow of the american college of surgeons, whitacre has lectured on.
Sleep eric whitacre by choral music free listening on. Sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. Eric whitacre is an american composer best known for his choral music. Sleep is a work for a cappella chorus composed by eric whitacre with lyrics by poet charles anthony silvestri. Eric whitacres sleep began as a choral composition, setting the text of the robert frost poem stopping by woods on a snowy evening. Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night night with eyes of water in the field asleep is in your eyes, a horse that trembles is in your eyes of secret water. Today, he has published more than four dozen choral works, conducted in some of the most esteemed halls in the world, and featured on dozens of. Watch sleep, eric whitacres new work with 2,000 voices. Eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. 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 setting of the 1923 robert frost poem stopping by woods on a. Watch the fulllength version of sleep, eric whitacres new work, sung by a youtubepowered choir of more than 2000 singers from around.
Watch the fulllength version of sleep, eric whitacres new work, sung by a youtubepowered choir of more than 2,000 singers from around the world. Sleep whitacre picture book sleep is available at amazon itunes a successful. The text was originally written to accompany whitacres enormously popular choral work sleep. Stream sleep eric whitacre by choral music from desktop or your mobile device. The incredible success of eric whitacres virtual choir 2. Eric whitacre sleep score analysis download or read online ebook eric whitacre sleep score analysis in pdf. He has also written a large number of wind band compositions and some electronic music. Soundcloud sleep eric whitacre by choral music published on 20110928t21. Ericwhitacre sheet music to download and print world. 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. In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer eric whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. Eric whitacre, md, facs, is a boardcertified breast surgeon at the breast center at mercy medical center in baltimore.
Eric whitacre began his music career singing in his college choir. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He studied composition at the university of nevada, las vegas and the juilliard school with notable composers including john corigliano and david diamond. Including popular songs lux aurumque, the marriage, the seal lullaby, and sleep. Jan 02, 2017 mix sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. From composer eric whitacre comes a brand new work, the lush and achingly beautiful sleep. The book is based on a poem by charles anthony silvestri written for a choral setting by composer eric whitacre. The title of eric whitacre s album water night comes from one of his most popular and frequently performed choral pieces, but it is presented here in a version for orchestra, recorded for the first time. 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.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The title of eric whitacres album water night comes from one of his most popular and frequently performed choral pieces, but it is presented here in a version for orchestra, recorded for the first time. Sleep is a work for a cappella chorus composed by eric whitacre with lyrics by poet charles. Nov 24, 2010 eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. Eric whitacres most popular book is pirates of the caribbean. Apr 08, 2011 watch the fulllength version of sleep, eric whitacre s new work, sung by a youtubepowered choir of more than 2,000 singers from around the world. Lets examine the evidence that points to sleep opening in the key of eb major. I sleep, bar 1, degrees of eb scale eric whitacre, sleep. Eric whitacre has 15 books on goodreads with 43 ratings.
The book includes pieces of varying difficulty, wideranging in theme, from the iconic sleep and water night to the quietly angelic lux aurumque light and gold and the recent nox aurumque night and gold. Watch sleep, eric whitacres new work with 2,000 voices ted blog. Mix sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. Youll find a wide selection of eric whitacre choral sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. The nineminute work was premiered last night at the paley center in new york and on youtube. 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. Conductor guides to three standard works for wind band.
And a picture of the cow jumping over the moon and there were three little bears sitting on chairs and two little kittens and a pair of mittens and a little toyhouse and a young mouse and a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush and a quiet old lady who was whispering hush goodnight room goodnight moon goodnight cow jumping over the moon goodnight light and the red balloon. The lyrics to this song talk of a person who feels in need of sleep, but is too mentally active to do so. Enjoy this book, explore the music which inspired it, and see the connections between words and art and music which are everywhere. When david heard eric whitacre sheet music duration.
Find eric whitacre composition information on allmusic. Eric whitacre is the author of eric whitacre collection 4. Books by eric whitacre author of eric whitacre collection. Eric whitacre is currently considered a single author. Sleep eric whitacre sheet music 2005 by eric whitacre author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This is a timeline of events in eric whitacre s life. Hal leonard on stranger tides is the fourth installment in disneys blockbuster the pirates of the caribbean series. Buy sleep by silvestri, charles anthony, whitacre, eric isbn. Julia armstrong, a lawyer and professional mezzosoprano living in austin, texas. Inspired by sleep by composer eric whitacre and lyricist charles anthony silvestri available in bookstores and on, and exclusively distributed by the hal leonard corp. Because of some difficulty securing permissions to use the text, whitacre came up with the solution of asking poet charles anthony silvestri to set new words to the alreadycomposed music. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. In addition, he has composed works for orchestra and an opera, paradise lost.
Eric whitacre sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. The full piece premiered a few weeks later yes, on youtube. Aug 01, 20 buy sleep by silvestri, charles anthony, whitacre, eric isbn. Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original the daily telegraph, london. This a cappella collection of pieces for mixed choir by eric whitacre is the first available printed music compilation of its kind for the composer. Hans zimmers score is enhanced with the vocal styling of eric whitacre and hila plitmann and the guitar duo rodrigo y gabriela. Best sellers price low to high new releases most commented usa az level easy to difficult level difficult to easy in stock medias all with cd or audio with audio access with cd with dvd sheet music only samples all cover listen. In fact, seven of the nine tracks are premiere recordings, so this is an album that will be indispensible for the composers fans. Youll find a wide selection of eric whitacre sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Somewhere around reading number 500, i began hearing little musical fragments as i read, and over time those fragments began to blossom into a simple, sweet lullaby. Whitacre has an original approach to vocal music and has taken advantage of the internet to create virtual choirs.
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