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The last carol of the cycle, I Saw Three Ships was written for Cambridge Music School in the summer of 1962. Now I Joseph was walking was written in the early 70s while I was teaching at Linwood High School and originally had a percussion accompaniment. The other two were written in 1977 to complete the cycle with texts by my wife Brigitte in Christchurch, and were first performed in 1980 by the Auckland Dorian Choir under the baton of Peter Godfrey.

Now nearly 30 years later I have made some minor changes

Kit Powell
Eglisau,
January, 2008

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A baby lying is No. 4 of the ‘Five Carols for 3 and 4 Parts’, which were written so as to be performable in more than one choral combination, for example, for women’s voices only with an optional part for men. Along with No. 3, Deep in the forest, those two carols are the darker pair of the set. However the numbering is no indication of performance order, where the five carols are being sung together as a group. In this case the following order is suggested: Nos. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1.

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A baby lying is No. 4 of The ‘Five Carols for 3 and 4 Parts’, which were written so as to be performable in more than one choral combination, for example, for women’s voices only with an optional part for men. Along with No. 3 Deep in the forest, those two carols are the darker pair of the set. However the numbering is no indication of performance order, where the five carols are being sung together as a group. In this case the following order is suggested: Nos. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1.

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• Childs, D.N.: A Blessing; computer set  Year: 2003 

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This work was commissioned by choral director Stuart Weightman for performance at Saint Kentigern School in Auckland. The brief was to write a work that could be performed by the school’s choir, but which also included a section for the parent’s choral group attached to the school. Also, ideally the work would include something for both groups to sing together. Finally, it should be possible for either of the separate choir sections to stand alone as independent pieces.

The suggested texts were a blessing from a bookmark given to all the boys at the school, and a blessing often used in chapel services. To the first text I added a couple of lines which closely matched the final section of the second text.

The work begins with a blessing in unison and then 2 parts for treble voices. This is followed by a blessing for SAB choir, and then finally the two earlier sections are performed simultaneously.

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol. 3  Year: 2011 

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This short blessing was written for my choir St Mary’s Schola at St Mary’s College. It was composed for use in a performance at mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Auckland.

The text is based on traditional Irish blessing, with a version of the concluding blessing often used in many services added at the end.

David Hamilton

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• Radha: A Celtic Christmas; computer-set 

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• Griffiths, D.: A Child is Born; facsimile  

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• Buchanan: A Festive Song - Burnside High School; facsimile 

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These pieces are largely arrangements of David Hamilton’s set of songs Garbage Delight. The pieces present a slightly jaundiced or darker view of eating and food, albeit in a humorous way. The poems were written for young people, and the original songs were aimed at the same age group – however they are fun for people of any age!

The first song O Sliver of Liver is a heartfelt plea for a dreaded food to go away. Battle-hymn of the Ice-cream Connoisseur is a short poem about the lengths one goes to in order to enjoy a favourite food. The third song, for just the women’s voices, is a variant of the well-known nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. The fourth of the cycle, I Ate Too Much, details the number of foods that have been stuffed in, but just maybe there’s room for something extra after the main course! The final piece, Garbage Delight, never actually tells us just what the food of the title is, but it’s obviously something special – better than jelly, ice-cream, candy or even Toffee Surprise.

The poems are by Myra Cohn Livingston ( O Sliver of Liver), Adrian Mitchell ( Battle-hymn of the Ice-cream Connoisseur), Jack Prelutsky ( I Ate Too Much), and Dennis Lee ( Garbage Delight). Mary Had a Little Lamb is by an anonymous writer.

A la Carte was arranged at the request of conductor Julie Jack-Gough for her choir Hamilton Chorale. The first and fourth pieces had already been arranged for choir in 2002, but were revised for this cycle.

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