Jabberwocky SATB
An original narrative work for intermediate unaccompanied mixed choirs (SATB divisi, a cappella), setting Lewis Carroll’s epic adventure poem ‘Jabberwocky’. Score includes piano reduction.
Words by Lewis Carroll, Music by Kirsten Duncan.
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An original narrative work for intermediate unaccompanied mixed choirs (SATB divisi, a cappella), setting Lewis Carroll’s epic adventure poem ‘Jabberwocky’. Score includes piano reduction.
Words by Lewis Carroll, Music by Kirsten Duncan.
Price is for a single printable PDF of the complete sheet music score marked FOR PERUSAL ONLY (no copies or distribution permitted). Download after checkout or from email.
TO PURCHASE A LICENCE FOR MULTIPLE COPIES, add the number of copies during checkout to request an invoice.
An original narrative work for intermediate unaccompanied mixed choirs (SATB divisi, a cappella), setting Lewis Carroll’s epic adventure poem ‘Jabberwocky’. Score includes piano reduction.
Words by Lewis Carroll, Music by Kirsten Duncan.
Price is for a single printable PDF of the complete sheet music score marked FOR PERUSAL ONLY (no copies or distribution permitted). Download after checkout or from email.
TO PURCHASE A LICENCE FOR MULTIPLE COPIES, add the number of copies during checkout to request an invoice.
Voicing: SATB divisi (SSAATTBB), a cappella
Item: 2023.01
ISMN: 9790900969910
Duration: 4 min
PDF file: 12 pages to print at size A4, includes front cover, information about the work and composer, pronunciation guide, piano reduction for rehearsal, music pages, back cover
Composer’s note
In Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’, published in his 1871 novel ‘Through the Looking-Glass’, a beamish boy sets out on an adventure through a mysterious land populated by fantastical creatures, vanquishes a fearsome beast and returns triumphantly home. Central to the enduring appeal of the poem is Carroll’s linguistic creativity.
There are at least 16 other choral settings of ‘Jabberwocky’, so why choose this one? Like most, Kirsten Duncan’s composition seeks to express the meanings of the words and actions in the text through musical ideas. Unlike most, this piece is composed for intermediate to advanced mixed adult choirs (SATB divisi) without any instrumental accompaniment, and combines the tradition of Anglican chant (evident in the final stanza) with a mood of fireside storytelling for a ripping musical yarn of high adventure.