Wondrous love (1985)
... For the Reverend James Parks Morton and the choirs of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC ...
Arr.: Halley, Paul (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Mel.:
Walker, William
(1809-1875)
[ USA ]
(1835)
Edition
Published by
Pelagos Incorporated
[USA]
, 1999
Ref. :
PEL2006
(14 p.)
Type of material:
Piano-vocal score
Copyright :
Back Alley Music
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1980-1989)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Contemporary ; Hymn (sacred)
Mood of the piece:
majestic
Type of Choir:
SATB + SATB (8 double choir OR men + women voices )
Soloist(s):
1 au choix (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Organ OR Brass OR Timpani
(10 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1) ; Trombone (3) ; Tuba (1) ; Timpani (2) ; Trumpets (4)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Duration:
8.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Easter ; Festival Service
Origin:
USA
Musicological Sources:
The Southern Harmony (1835)
Source of text:
American Folk Hymn
Data about the life of the work:
Wondrous Love exemplifies one of the simpplest and most powerful combinations of text and music for the Easter litergy using the American Folk Hymn "Wondrous Love". The opening a capella verses are taken straight from "The Southern Harmony" with its hallmark of parallel fourths and fifths and plenty of raw energy. Inspired by the words :And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on", "wondrous Love' ends with a majestic flourish.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Strasbourg, France
Bureau de Musica International
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 36 17 54.
Consultable under :
20ème Sacré Instru
Location of the CD:
CD-0180