Work
Samuel Barber Composer
A Stopwatch and an Ordinance Map, for male chorus and 3 timpani, Op.15
Performances: 1
Tracks: 1
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A Stopwatch and an Ordinance Map, for male chorus and 3 timpani, Op.15Year: 1940
Genre: Other Choral
Pr. Instrument: Chorus/Choir (Male)
Written in 1940, this work is a setting of a lament for one of the fallen in the
Spanish Civil War by Stephen Spender. The scoring for male chorus with
percussion and brass accompaniment confers the piece an appropriately wartime
feeling. Percussion sounds precede the entrance of the chorus, and a constant
marching rhythm underscores the first stanza. The second is both more static
and intense. In the third, the marching rhythm returns but is overcome by the
intense lament of the voices.
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