Fair Time Ago
by Stephen Hatfield
SSA - Sheet Music

SSA choir a cappella

SKU: C3.CP-1183

Composed by Stephen Hatfield. Folk song. Octavo. 8 pages. Cypress Choral Music #CP 1183. Published by Cypress Choral Music (C3.CP-1183).

I was asked to write a piece for Lady Cove, a women's choir from St. John's led by Kellie Walsh, that would honour the role of women in traditional Newfoundland culture. The result, in a gently dancing slow 6/8, is an interweaving of narratives through an interweaving of solos or soli around the tutti texture. There are many ways these solos/soli could be distributed, depending on the vocal balance of the individual choir; during these antiphonal sections the tutti choir stays in two parts, which gives extra wiggle room when it comes to distributing solos without fatally weakening the ensemble sound. This piece looks backward in time, which makes it especially suitable for adult voices, but as many of the narratives come from young women peering into the future, the piece is also especially suitable for young voices. - S.H.

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