So they gave their bodies
... The words are from "The Greek Commonwealth" by Alfred Zimmern (5th ed. 1931) by permission of Oxford University Press ...
Aston, Peter (1938-2013) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Oxford University Press
[Great Britain]
, 1992
; in The New Church Anthem Book
(578 p.)
Ref. :
p.421-424
(4 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
The Royal School of Music 1976
ISMN/ISBN :
ISBN 0-19-353107-0 hardba
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Hymn (sacred)
Mood of the piece:
calm ; intense
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Organ
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E flat major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Source of text:
From Pericles' Funeral Oration (Athens 431 BC)
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