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.
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.
