Work
Sweet and Low
for three-part treble voices and piano with optional descant
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About
Sweet and Low is a part-song by English composer and conductor Joseph Barnby (1838-1896). He held a number of prestigious posts, including conductor of the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society (suceedding Charles Gounod in that position), director of music at Eton College, and principal of Guildhall School of Music.
His composition include an oratorio, services and anthems, part-songs, organ works, and many hymn tunes. Sweet and Low is a gently lullaby, the words by Alfred Tennyson.
Dedication note
Dedicated to The Three Mezzos on the occasion of their 10th anniversary
Text note
Text by Alfred Tennyson
Performance history
25 Oct 2009: Performed by the Three Mezzos - Margo Knightbridge, Lynne Anderson and Barbara Lynch at the Rotorua Museum, as part of the Sing Aotearoa Conference in Rotorua
16 Nov 2014: The Three Mezzos: Homespun Harmonies