Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (1921)
( O God our help in ages past )
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
G. Schirmer
[USA]
, 1921
Ref. :
9720
(15 p.)
, "Choral series from the catalog of J. Curwen & Sons"
Type of material:
Organ-vocal score
Copyright :
J. Curwen & Sons Ltd.
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1900-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Motet
Mood of the piece:
grandiose ; sustained ; slow
Type of Choir:
SATB + SATB OR SATB (4 double choir OR mixed OR mixed chamber + mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Baritone (ad libitum) (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Keyboard OR Orchestra
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
D minor ; D major
Duration:
9.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
"For small choirs [the semi-chorus] should be sung by a baritone solo" ; Incorporates the hymn "O God our help in ages past"
Biblical references:
Psalms :
90
Source of text:
Hymn "O God our help in ages past" and Psalm 90
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. # 670A (60 copies)