SATB choir, a cappella (SATB) - Moderately Difficult to Difficult SKU: OU.9780193417311
Composed by Gabriel Jackson. Sacred choral - mixed voices. New Horizons. Vocal score. 12 pages. Duration 6'. Oxford University Press #9780193417311. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193417311). ISBN 9780193417311. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied This anthem juxtaposes the words of the Antiphon for the Washing of Feet on Maundy Thursday with John Boyle O'Reilly's poem 'A White Rose'. Jackson combines lyrical polyphonic phrases for upper and lower voices with atmospheric passages for full choir, often accompanied by repeated half-whispered text in free time.
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