The Sleeping Child (Chilcott)
| The Sleeping Child | |
|---|---|
| Motet by Bob Chilcott | |
| Language | English |
| Composed | 2021 |
| Scoring | soprano and SATB ensemble (divisi) |
The Sleeping Child is a 2021 motet by Bob Chilcott for soprano and a vocal ensemble. He set a poem in English by Charles Bennet to music, commissioned by the ensemble Voces8. It was published by Oxford University Press.[1]
Text and music[edit]
The poet Charles Bennet has been a frequent collaborator of composer Bob Chilcott. His English text begins: "Sleeping child I wonder, have you a dream to share?"[1]
Chilcott set the music in 2021[2] like a lullaby.[1] The ensemble opens and closes the music, while the arching melodies of the soprano are at its centre.[1] The child is not named but could by baby Jesus.[1]
The Sleeping Child was recorded by Voces8 as part of their 2023 album A Choral Christnmas that they introduced by concerts in Europe,[2] such as a concert of the Rheingau Musik Festival at the Ringkirche in Wiesbaden on 6 December 2023.[3] The Sleeping Child was chosen Video of the Day by Gramophone on 19 December 2023.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "En natus est Emanuel". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Whiting, Jonathan (December 2023). "Video of the Day: Chilcott's 'The Sleeping Child'". Gramophone. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "A-cappella-Ensemble Voces8 in der Wiesbadener Ringkirche". Oberhessische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
