Choir, Organ
Accompaniment (SATB choir
divisi)
SKU:
HL.48023991
For
SATB divisi and
organ. Composed by
James Macmillan. Boosey &
Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Classical. Octavo. 20
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060132773. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48023991).
ISBN
9781540000705. UPC:
888680705190. 6.75x10.5
inches.
This work
was commissioned by the
Friends of Cathedral
Music to mark their
Diamond Jubilee in 2016,
with the intention of
performance by as many of
the affiliated choirs as
possible. Naturally a
celebratory anthem was
envisaged but with a text
that is general enough to
allow its performance
throughout the church's
year. The opening section
features a joyful,
energetic setting of the
first five verses of
Psalm 105 (King James
Version). A contrastingly
quiet and gentle passage
follows, the text being
Robert Herrick s
(1591-1674) To Music. A
Song (“'Music, thou
Queen of Heaven,
Care-charming
spell..”). The
opening material then
returns, with a short,
ecstatic organ postlude
bringing the piece to its
conclusion.
