This festival setting of Divine Service, Setting Four of Lutheran Service Book is for SATB, congregation, organ, brass quintet (optional tuba), and timpani. Commissioned for the 2016 Convention of The Lutheran Churchâ??Missouri Synod, this monumental arrangement is perfect for large gatherings and festive worship.
Some features of the five movements include the following:
The Gloria in Excelsis has an extended instrumental introduction, choral elaboration, and descant.
The Alleluia and Verse includes an instrumental Gospel Procession and music for after the Gospel.
The Sanctus includes a soprano descant.
The Agnus Dei includes reflective choral harmonies and a descant.
The Nunc Dimittis is in unison for the voices with an evocative instrumental accompaniment.
