Celestial City, Op.15b
Jonathan David Little

Browse Works

Kyrie, Op.5
Terpsichore, Op.7 - "The Whirler", or Muse of Dance
Polyhymnia, Op.10 - "She of Many Hymns", or Muse of Sacred Poetry
Fanfare, Op.3a
Sacred Prelude, Op.1 [String quintet version]
Basque Lullaby, Op.1a
That Time of Year, Op.2 (thou mayst in me behold)
II. "Toccata" (Scherzo) from Duo Sonata, Op.4, on Elizabethan Themes (for percussion soloists)
The Feast of Kings and Martyrs, Op.8
Themes on a Variation, Op.3 (for Brass and Percussion)
Recordare Domine, Op.9 - or, On Ixion's Wheel
Sacred Prelude, Op.15 [Full string orchestra version]
Wasted and Worn, Op.6
Woefully Arrayed, Op.13 ["Wofully Araide"]
Gloria, Op.18 ("Et in Arcadia ego: An Apotheosis")
Sacred Prelude, Op.15a [Simplified String Orchestra version]
Crucifixus, Op.13a
I. "Intrada" from Duo Sonata, Op.4, on Elizabethan Themes (for percussion soloists)
III. "Interlude" from Duo Sonata, Op.4, on Elizabethan Themes (for percussion soloists)
IV. "Fantasia" from Duo Sonata, Op.4, on Elizabethan Themes (for percussion soloists)
Missa Brevis, Op.23
Celestial City, Op.15b
Waterfalls and Wild Birds, Op.29

Additional Information

Live Performance:

https://youtu.be/oajBje51U1M

This work represents a fragile, dream-like vision and longing for the Perfect City, blending fruitful and peaceful living - harmoniously integrated with the natural world, and natural sounds - yet always with the melancholic sense that this Utopia may forever remain a forlorn hope.

Tags

string orchestra
strings
pastoral
Jonathan David Little

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