Скачать или смотреть Corvus Consort: eight maids a-milking (Carol J Jones) - "Twelve Composers Composing" no. 8

The eighth in a series of twelve new miniature works as part of “Twelve Composers Composing” — a project of new commissions for Christmas 2020.

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eight maids a-milking
Carol J Jones

The Corvus Consort has commissioned twelve of the UK’s most exciting young composers to compose twelve new miniature works for a choir of twelve voices, based on the lyrics of the well-known song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. The new commissions were recorded and filmed in December 2020, and are being released online in twelve short videos throughout the Twelve Days of Christmas.

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Director: Freddie Crowley
Audio: Jacob Ewens
Video: Ben Tomlin
Recorded at St James’s Church Sussex Gardens

Originally trained as a dancer, Carol J Jones is a composer of choral, chamber and orchestral music.
https://www.caroljjones.com/

About the piece, Carol says:

There are various stories as to the origin of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. One story suggests the song began as a memory game for children. Following in this spirit, the piece translates a child’s reading of the verse ‘eight maids a milking’ into a playful back and forth between the choir. The constantly changing metre and contrasting dynamic changes create a joyous, if not excitable, reimagining of ‘eight maids a-milking’.