Michael Nyman - Doing the Rounds (2011) - Movements 1-4

Commissioned by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 'Doing the Rounds' is a work for chorus and orchestra that incorporates the melodies of several traditional English rounds that were composed or complied by the 17th century musician Thomas Ravenscroft.
0:00 Mvt. 1 - Round One (Mault's Come Downe)
1:39 Mvt. 2 - Catches
3:46 Mvt. 3 - The Five Recreations
7:55 Mvt. 4 - Hunting and Hawking (New Oysters)
Digitally realized in NotePerformer; SATB voices are replaced by saxophone quartet sounds.