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A Hymn of St. Columba. Benjamin Britten. Choir sheet music. Organ Accompaniment sheet music.

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'N lied van St Columba. Benjamin Britten. Koor bladmusiek. Orrel Begeleiding bladmusiek.

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A Hymn of St. Columba. Regis regum rectissimi. 1962. SATB and Organ. Composed by Benjamin Britten. 1913-1976. For Choral, Chorus, Organ. SATB. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. 12 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060014482. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. HL.48008927. Text. attributed to St. Columba. in Latin. Publisher. Boosey & Hawkes. Difficulty level. This short work was commissioned for the 1400th anniversary of the voyage Columba made from Ireland to the island of Iona. Rather bizarrely, the first performance was given outdoors at Churchill, Co. Donegal where St. Columba was said to have preached and was apparently inaudible because of the strength of the wind. The anthem is wonderfully effective and is a very good example of Britten. s ability to create an original canvas within the traditions of the Anglican Church. The piece is all about the fire in Columbas belly for his missionary task. The words are almost a variation on the Dies Irae. 'King of Kings and Lord most high, his day of judgement comes near, Day of wrath and vengeance, Day of shadows and dark clouds. ' etc. Britten brilliantly sets the mood with a disturbing pedal ostinato which keeps returning throughout the piece sometimes in the manuals and often in the pedals. The broad unison melody which begins the anthem returns at the end briefly as a canon between sopranos. tenors and altos. basses before closing, without slowing down, with two almost menacing, but ever-quietening repetitions of the word 'domini'. Don't let the brevity of this work put you off from programming it. In fact, Britten wrote four 'Hymns'. Virgin. St. Peter. St. Columba. St. Cecilia. which work very well together in a concert and around which an imaginative programme can be built. Its brevity also makes it either suitable as an introit for a service Mixed Voices with keyboard commemorating Columba, or perhaps, at All Souls or even Remembrance. It would serve equally as an anthem. In performance it is Britten's direction that it should be sung 'with fire' which should underpin the interpretation. As always, making the most of dynamic variation will give the work some of its colour. The wonderful moment when, after a diminuendo, the first theme returns pianissimo and with a crescendo. maeroris ac tristitiae, Regis regum rectissimi,. where the words 'King of Kings' are uttered with hushed awe needs special care and thought about tone quality. Duration. 3 minutes. Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.

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'N lied van St Columba. Regis regum rectissimi. 1962. SATB en Orrel. Saamgestel deur Benjamin Britten. 1913-1976. Vir Choral, koor, orrel. SATB. Boosey. 12 bladsye. Буси. Gepubliseer deur Boosey. HL.48008927. Teks. toegeskryf word aan St Columba. in Latyns-. Uitgewer. Boosey. Moeilikheidsgraad. Hierdie kort werk is in opdrag vir die 1400 herdenking van die reis Columba gemaak van Ierland na die eiland Iona. Eerder vreemd is, is die eerste vertoning in die buitelug gegee aan Churchill, Co Donegal waar St Columba het gesê te verkondig het en was blykbaar onhoorbaar as gevolg van die sterkte van die wind. Die volkslied is wonderlik doeltreffende en is 'n baie goeie voorbeeld van Britten. se vermoë om 'n oorspronklike doek binne die tradisies van die Anglikaanse Kerk te skep. Die stuk is al oor die vuur in Columbas maag is vir sy sending taak. Die woorde is amper 'n variasie op die Dies Irae. "Koning van die konings en die Here, die Allerhoogste, sy dag van oordeel kom nader, dag van die toorn en wraak, Dag van die skadu en donker wolke. 'Ens. Britten stel briljant die bui met 'n ontstellende trap ostinato wat hou terugkeer dwarsdeur die stuk soms in die handleidings en dikwels in die pedale. Die breë harmonie melodie wat tussen soprane begin die volkslied opbrengste aan die einde kortliks as 'n kanon. tenore en alte. basse voor die sluiting, sonder stadiger, met twee byna dreigende, maar steeds quietening herhalings van die woord "Domini". Moet nie toelaat dat die bondigheid van hierdie werk sit jy uit te programmering,. In werklikheid, Britten het vier "Hymns '. Virgin. St Peter. St Columba. St Cecilia. wat baie goed saam te werk in 'n konsert en rondom wat 'n verbeeldingryke program gebou kan word. Die bondigheid maak dit ook nie geskik as 'n introïtus vir 'n diens Gemengde Voices met klavier ter herdenking van Columba, of miskien, by All Souls of selfs Remembrance. Dit sou ewe dien as 'n volkslied. In die prestasie is dit Britten se rigting dat dit met vuur "moet gesing word wat moet die interpretasie onderskryf. Soos altyd, maak die meeste van dinamiese variasie sal die werk te gee 'n paar van sy kleur. Die wonderlike oomblik wanneer, na 'n diminuendo, die eerste tema terug pianissimo en met 'n crescendo. maeroris AC tristitiae, Regis regum rectissimi,. waar die woorde "Koning van konings is geuiter met gedempte ontsag het spesiale sorg en gedink oor toonkwaliteit. Duur. 3 minute. Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.