Turn back O man
( Turn back O man, forswear thy foolish ways ; Earth might be fair and all men glad and wise ; Earth shall be fair and all her people one )
Arr.: Holst, Gustav (1874-1934) [ England ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Galaxy Music Corp.
[USA]
, 1919
Ref. :
No. 6
(8 p.)
, "Festival choruses"
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
Stainer & Bell
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Hymntune setting ; Psalm
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Penitence ; Lent
Number of verses:
3
Musicological Sources:
Melody: The Old 124th Psalm from the Genevan Psalter
Source of text:
Bax wrote these words at the request of Gustav Holst; they appeared in the League of Arts Motherland Song Book, 1919. (Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/u/turnback.htm. Accessed 16 October 2006)
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 462 (78 copies)