SATB choir, organ -
Medium
Difficult/Difficult
SKU: PL.9010
Composed by Gerald Near.
Choral, Chant, Evensong,
Festival. Octavo.
Paraclete Press #9010.
Published by Paraclete
Press (PL.9010).
Gerald Near
bases this setting of the
Evening Canticles on the
chant intonation 'Tonus
Peregrinus' (the pilgrim)
, so named because of its
traditional association
with Psalm 113--When the
Israelites came out of
Egypt ... Mr. Near's
sensitive text
declamation is heard
immediately in the
opening soprano passage
of the Magnificat while
the balance and unity
between the choir and
organ reflects his sense
of musical completeness.
The Nunc Dimittis may be
effectively used
separately as an anthem
for the Feast of the
Presentation of Christ in
the Temple.
