The mirror of St. Anne (1942)

( Mirror of Saint Anne )

( Our God, our help ; Before the hills )

... an antiphonal setting in inverse contrary imitation ...

Thompson, Randall (1899-1984) [ USA ]

Text by Watts, Isaac (1674-1748) [Great Britain ; England]
Edition
Published by ECS Publishing [USA] , 1972
Ref. : 2921  (2 p.)
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Hymntune setting ; Psalm ; Hymn (sacred)
Type of Choir: SATB + SATB OR SATB  (8 double choir OR mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: C major
Duration: 2.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Funeral service ; All Souls ; Last Sundays of the liturgical year
Number of verses: 2
Musicological Sources: An orchestral version, which also might be used as accompaniment to the choral setting, appears as a devotional interlude in Part IV of the same composer's Ode to the Virginian Voyage. ; Revised 1972
 

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