Full Fathom Five

12 performance rounds from Shakespeare to Synge

by Brian Kogler

The sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Britain form a golden age of round-singing; even the nineteenth provided some fine examples. These twelve rounds, set to texts by Shakespeare, Skelton, Swift, Dryden, Johnson, Carroll and Synge, are of varying difficulty and may require rehearsal. Keeping as they do to the style of the period, they offer plenty of movement among the parts. Some have special endings for performance. While intended for experienced voices, they may of course be sung by mixed groups of all ages. The composer explains the concept of “partnered voices” in gaining melodic range.

Over 100 of Brian Kogler’s rounds are now accessible on YouTube. Scores are available for free on request. Please contact: bkogler [at] bigpond [dot] com

SKU: BKR-008 Categories: Children's Choir, Choral Music, Lower Voices, Mixed Voices, Treble Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Voicing:	Equal Voices, SSAA
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Secular
Season or Event:	General
Difficulty:	Intermediate, Advanced
Descriptive Tags:	Fun, Humorous, Light, Rounds, Silly

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