THE SIRENS’ SONG
for SATB chorus (divisi) & piano
Music by: Carol Kayee Mak
Text by: William Browne
Commissioned and premiered by Modern Sound Collective.
Carol Kayee Mak’s The Sirens’ Song sets the words of Elizabeth era English poet, William Browne, transporting the listener to an Ancient Greek myth in which mysterious creatures lure sailors to their doom.
$3.00
VIEW PERUSAL SCORE:
MSC0008 – The Sirens’ Song – SCORE PERUSAL PDF
PROGRAM NOTE:
This SSATBB choral piece is set to the poem by the same name, penned in Elizabethan England by William Browne. The story outlines a well known ancient Greek tale of mythological creatures that seduce and lead sailors to their doom. In this setting of Browne, I chose to utilize the different vocal ranges of the choir as characters in the plot – with high voices embodying the eerie quality of sirens, and low voices acting as the sailors. The two groups call to each other, echoing the other, only converging once the spell has been cast.
