Clarke, Rebecca - A Lover's Dirge

for unaccompanied SATB to words by from 'Twelfth Night' by William Shakespeare. Taken at a slow processional tempo this work has a predominantly canonic texture. The syncopated passages are at once sombre and sensual, and the balancing homphonic phrases achieve real power. A short, fairly easy piece that establishes a compelling mood, it is suitable for school and adult choirs.