Sean Doyle
selected works published by ELSEWAYS MEDIA
www.seandoylemusic.com
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Ubi Caritas
SATB choir a cappella
Catalog #EMSP-23001
Duration: ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds
This piece is an anthem-length setting of the Latin antiphon text Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. The musical setting features sophisticated harmonies and a variety of choral textures, including moments of solo singing across the sections. Traditionally part of music for Maundy Thursday, this evocative a cappella work is appropriately challenging for a mixed choral ensemble.
Difficulty level: advanced. Score preview in video below.
Chaconne:
"...con el alma apretada"
Viola Solo
Catalog #EMSP-23005
Duration: ca. 11 minutes
A showpiece for unaccompanied viola, this Chaconne takes its inspiration from poetry by Pablo Neruda. The line noted in the title (translation: "with a clenched soul") is depicted here in a brooding, passionate soliloquy that explores the technical and expressive capabilities of the instrument.
Difficulty level: advanced. Score preview in video below.
Études-Tableaux, Vol. I
Piano solo
Catalog #EMSP-23004
Duration: ca. 12 minutes
The first volume of Études-Tableaux contains three movements, each featuring unpredictable, kaleidoscopic piano textures. This challenging work evokes the gestural dance of abstract painting and the play of childhood memory games.
Difficulty level: advanced. Score preview in video below.
regarding "Reconciliation Elegy"
Violin solo
Catalog #EMSP-23010
Duration: ca. 14 minutes 30 seconds
A dramatic, impassioned soliloquy for solo violin based on the painting by Robert Motherwell. A work of contrasts, regarding "Reconciliation Elegy" moves between frenetically violent and mournfully lyrical episodes in a showcase of the violin's versatile communicative capabilities.
Difficulty level: Advanced. Score preview in video below.
Camera Dances
Chamber Ensemble (with opt. pre-recorded vocal soundtrack)
Catalog #EMSP-24008
Duration: ca. 21 minutes
Concert suite in five movements of music originally created for the dance work 'Already There' by Britta Joy Peterson. Camera Dances features agile rhythmic patterning cast in kaleidoscopic textures for a mixed chamber ensemble. The work can be performed with a pre-recorded vocal sountrack, featuring vocalises performed by the dancers of the original production. An energetic, sensous reflection on the joy of togetherness and presence in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
Difficulty level: Advanced.
Score preview in PDF Viewer; excerpts in score video below.
Procession: Veni, Emmanuel
SATB choir a cappella
Catalog #EMSP-23011
Duration: ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds
An arrangement of the Advent carol "O come, o come, Emmanuel". The opening features a repetitive, wordless vocalization which can be utilized for a choral procession. Originally written for high school choral forces, this work captures the humbling and mysterious essence of the Christmas holiday.
Difficulty level: Intermediate. Score preview in video below.
