Score
The sixth day of Christmas : for choir (SATB) / Linda Kouvaras.
Library shelf no. 782.55542/KOU 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The Sixth Day of Christmas was written at the invitation
of Hildy Essex, conductor and director of Australian Contemporary
Chorale, for their performances at Melbourne's
Federation Square in December, 2006. Twelve composers were each
invited to set one of the 'Days' with some regard to the
performance environment - outside at the Square.
© Linda Kouvaras
Work Details
Year: 2006
Instrumentation: SATB choir.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: by Australian Contemporary Chorale, Hildy Essex — Nov 06. Modern Miniatures, Shenstone, Merricks North, Victoria
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
All I really wanted was a yellow ball
In a gravel puddle**
And a partridge in a pear tree.
**The interpolated text harkens back to my last choral setting, Dusk, with text by Chris Wallace-Crabbe (From I’m Deadly Serious (Oxford; Melbourne: Oxford University
Press, 1988).
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Christmas Music
- Influenced by: Post-modernism
Performances of this work
Nov 06: Modern Miniatures, Shenstone, Merricks North, Victoria. Featuring Australian Contemporary Chorale, Hildy Essex.
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