The old hundredth psalm tune
( All people that on earth do dwell ; The Lord ye know is God indeed ; O enter then His gates with praise ; For why? the Lord our God is good ; To Father, Son and Holy Ghost )
Arr.: Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Oxford University Press
[Great Britain]
, 1953
Ref. :
42
(5 p.)
Type of material:
Organ-vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Anthem ; Hymntune setting ; Psalm
Type of Choir:
SATB + cong (4 mixed + congregation voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard and instrument(s)
(2 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1) ; Trumpet (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Number of verses:
5
Musicological Sources:
Composed for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, June 2, 1953 ; Opening flourish from Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Hundredth Psalm" ; Verse 2 harmonisation from "Songs of Praise" ; Verse 4 Faux-bourdon by John Dowland (1621)
Biblical references:
Psalms :
100
Source of text:
Day's Psalter, 1560-1
Pronunciation
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. # 728 (207 copies)
Wetzlar, Germany
Deutsches Centrum für Chormusik
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