Shall I compare thee? is a collection of ten exquisite settings for mixed voices, specially commissioned to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. The volume pays tribute to Britain's greatest writer, presenting a selection of his finest texts set to music by some of today's most accomplished choral composers.
Come away, come away death [Skempton, Howard]
Fear no more the heat o' th' sun [Chydenius, Jussi]
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows [Quartel, Sarah]
If music be the food of love [Allain, Richard]
It was a lover and his lass [Todd, Will]
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? [Park, Owain]
Sigh no more, ladies [McDowall, Cecilia]
The Bird of Dawning [Chilcott, Bob]
Touch her soft lips and part [Walton, William] [Chilcott, Bob]
When that I was and a little tiny boy [Bullard, Alan]
Fear no more the heat o' th' sun [Chydenius, Jussi]
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows [Quartel, Sarah]
If music be the food of love [Allain, Richard]
It was a lover and his lass [Todd, Will]
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? [Park, Owain]
Sigh no more, ladies [McDowall, Cecilia]
The Bird of Dawning [Chilcott, Bob]
Touch her soft lips and part [Walton, William] [Chilcott, Bob]
When that I was and a little tiny boy [Bullard, Alan]
| Arrangement | Mixed Choir |
| Genres | Broadway, Film and TV, Musicals |
| Format | Vocal Score |
| Level | 2 |
| NumberOfPages | 80 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Contributors | Shakespeare, William(Composer) Chilcott, Bob(Artist) |
| ISBN | 9780193406148 |