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A choral hymn

op.36

( We have a gospel to proclaim ; Tell of his birth ; Tell of his death ; Tell of that glorious Easter ; Tell of his reign ; Now we rejoice )

... for Helen Kemp ...

Composer(s): Routley, Erik (1917-1982) [ USA ; England ]

Text by Burns, Edward J. (born in 1968) [USA]

Edition

Published by Hinshaw Music, Inc. [USA] , 1983

Ref. : (parts:HMC-645-A) ; HMC-645 (15 p.) , "Choral music from Westminster for young voices"

Type of material: Full score

Description

Text in: English

Epoque: 20th century (1980-1989)

Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Hymn (sacred)

Mood of the piece: festive

Type of Choir: Congregation OR unspecified voicing (4 mixed voices )

Instrumentation: Keyboard OR Organ, brass and timpani (7 instrumental part(s))

Instruments: Organ (1) ; Trumpet in B flat (2) ; Trombone (2) ; Tuba (1) ; Timpani (1)

Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2

Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C

Tonality: B flat major

Duration: 3.5 min.

Liturgical Use: Easter ; Christ the King

Number of verses: 6

Musicological Sources: Originally, this piece was devised for a very large occasion with massed choirs of children, a 4-part equal-voice choir of adults, and a large congregation.

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. # 1442 (44 copies)

Wetzlar, Germany