Wordless

USHER Scene 1 – Sickness

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 1 – Sickness
Composer
Saunder Choi
Minutes
4:11
Language
Wordless; English
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

USHER Scene 10 – Frightening Monotony

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 10 – Frightening Monotony
Composer
Joseph Thel
Minutes
3:16
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Sparse, distant, minimal

USHER Scene 11 – Reading the Book

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 11 – Reading the Book
Composer
Matthew Brown
Minutes
6
Language
Wordless
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Restrained, holding back; Tense, with some edge; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

USHER Scene 12 – Ethelred

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 12 – Ethelred
Composer
David Conley
Minutes
4:22
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
10 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts

USHER Scene 13 – The Fall (Usher Pastiche)

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 13 – The Fall (Usher Pastiche)
Composer
Drew Corey
Minutes
7
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Sparse, distant, minimal

USHER Scene 2 – Roderick and Madeline

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 2 – Roderick and Madeline
Composer
Drew Corey
Minutes
2
Language
English; Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Mood
Sparse, distant, minimal

USHER Scene 4 – Roderick’s Guitar

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 4 – Roderick’s Guitar
Composer
Morgan Woolsey
Minutes
3:21
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

USHER Scene 5 – Stroll before Bed

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 5 – Stroll before Bed
Composer
K.C. Daugirdas
Minutes
3:16
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
8 part mixed chorus
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Tense, with some edge

USHER Scene 6 – Madeline’s Death

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 6 – Madeline’s Death
Composer
Diana Woolner
Minutes
6:57
Language
French; Wordless
Voicing
14 part mixed chorus
Mood
Tense, with some edge; Restrained, holding back

USHER Scene 7 – The Coffin

Type
Piece
Title
USHER Scene 7 – The Coffin
Composer
Molly Pease
Minutes
4:36
Language
Wordless
Voicing
7 part mixed chorus
Mood
Rhythmic, with steady energy; Relaxed, dreamy, introspective

Without Words

Type
Piece
Title
Without Words
Composer
Huang Ruo
Language
Wordless

Wordless Choruses

Type
Piece
Title
Wordless Choruses
Composer
Charles Turner
Minutes
10:30
Difficulty
4 (Auditioned chorus)
Language
Wordless
Voicing
4 part mixed chorus
Instruments
Piano
Mood
Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Restrained, holding back
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