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Drop, drop, slow tears

Drop, drop, slow tears (2011)
SATB with optional organ/piano
A richly expressive and contrapuntal setting of the poem by Phineas Fletcher
Oxford University Press: in Wondrous Cross
Recorded on Wondrous Cross by the Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, director Sarah MacDonald

Scrolling score here

Read more about Drop, drop, slow tears here and also here

Extract here:

https://www.alanbullard.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Drop-Drop-longer-extract.mp3

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  • Alan Bullard – composer
    • Contact, biography, catalogues and links
    • Short biography
    • The Music of Alan Bullard
    • Selected performances 2017 –
  • Colne Edition
    • Colne Edition – complete list
    • The Janet and Alan Bullard Piano Series
    • Prayer and Praise for Choirs
    • Piano Prayer and Praise
  • Complete Catalogue of Compositions
    • Music for Choirs
      • Upper Voice Choral
      • Choral Music for Christmas
      • Choral Music for Worship
      • Choral Music for Concerts (Secular)
    • Instrumental Music – solo or duo
      • Woodwind Solos and Duos
      • Brass Solos and Duos
      • String Solos and Duos
      • Keyboard Solos and Duos
      • Percussion solos and duos
    • Instrumental Ensembles and Orchestral Music
      • Woodwind and Brass Ensembles
      • String and Mixed Ensembles
      • Orchestral Music (including Concertos)
    • Solo Voice with instrument(s)
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