for three-part upper-voice choir This is a witty and ingenious work, scored for three-part upper voices (either unaccompanied or with instruments doubling the voices). The three riddles each explore ideas of balance and symmetry, whether through the use of canon, inversion, or palindrome, and the result is an intriguing and unusual concert piece.
Richard Causton (b.1971)
"All four movements are octatonic and with a limited range, and would be a rather neat addition to a concert, particularly if the musical features are explained to the audience." - Jonathan Wikeley, Music Teacher, July 08
"Written for three equal voices (in this case a children's choir, but they could be any set of equal voices that can manage the pitches), Causton makes of the riddles, all of which deal with the natural world, a study in canon and palindrome, though without at any point sacrificing musical sense or poetry in the exercise." - Matthew Greenall, The Singer August 08
Night and Day The Sun The Moon
