SSAATTBB choir, a cappella (SATB) - Difficult
SKU: OU.9780193404847
Composed by Gabriel Jackson. Sacred choral - mixed voices. New Horizons. Vocal score. 24 pages. Duration 9'. Oxford University Press #9780193404847. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193404847).
ISBN 9780193404847. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSAATTBB unaccompanied A challenging yet delicate anthem, with subtle key-signature changes, vocal divisions in up to eight parts, and alternating homophonic and polyphonic passages, the piece combines excerpts from the synonymous medieval hymn and Wordsworth's poem The Virgin, making it especially suitable for celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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