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THE OLD HUNDREDTH PSALM TUNE
Sung November 24, 2019
(ALL PEOPLE THAT ON EARTH DO DWELL)
Arranged for Choir, Congregation, Orchestra and Organ by
R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Composed for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday, 2 June 1953
Old Hundredth Psalm Tune - arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Abendmusik at First Plymouth
This selection was performed as part of the 2nd portion of a concert
presented in December, 1992 entitled “An English Holiday Concert”
featuring the Abendmusik Chorus, Plymouth Brass
and organist Stephen Krahn, conducted by Sir David Willcocks.
Check out these horns! Solo in verse 3 at 1:55; fanfare at 3:21; & verse 5 from 3:35 to end
Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged the setting of the hymn All people that on earth do dwell for the 1953 coronation (the first occasion on which a congregational hymn had been sung at a coronation).
Sung November 24, 2019
(ALL PEOPLE THAT ON EARTH DO DWELL)
Arranged for Choir, Congregation, Orchestra and Organ by
R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Composed for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday, 2 June 1953
Old Hundredth Psalm Tune - arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Abendmusik at First Plymouth
This selection was performed as part of the 2nd portion of a concert
presented in December, 1992 entitled “An English Holiday Concert”
featuring the Abendmusik Chorus, Plymouth Brass
and organist Stephen Krahn, conducted by Sir David Willcocks.
Check out these horns! Solo in verse 3 at 1:55; fanfare at 3:21; & verse 5 from 3:35 to end
Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged the setting of the hymn All people that on earth do dwell for the 1953 coronation (the first occasion on which a congregational hymn had been sung at a coronation).
The opening flourish is adapted from the composer's Cantata The Hundredth Psalm. The harmonization of verse 2 is taken from Songs of Praise. The Faux-bourdon, (English faburden, 'false drone' or 'false bass' technique of musical harmonisation where the melody is in a lower voice, in this case tenor voice, was used in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, particularly by composers of the Burgundian School, to allow liturgical lyrics to be understood clearly), in verse 4 is by John Downland (1621).
The orchestration and fanfare are to celebrate Elizabeth, whereas we are celebrating God. So our accompaniment will more feature the beautiful vocal harmony arrangement.
| Scores (pdf's) | Recordings (mp3's, the volume may be high) |
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| SATB (10-13-19 00:03:03) | |
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SATB+Descant
(10-27-19 18:44:33)
(Descant starts ~1:54, verse 3) |
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Full Orchestra Score
(11-15-19 23:12:48)
(Choir, Brass & Pipe Organ) |
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Bb Trumpet 1
(11-15-19 23:09:28) C Trumpet 1 (11-15-19 23:10:34) |
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| Bb Trumpet 2 (11-15-19 23:09:29) | |
| French Horn (11-15-19 23:11:07) | |
| Trombone (11-15-19 23:09:30) |
Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. - All People That On Earth Do Dwell
The National Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate The Diamond Jubilee Of Her MajestyThe Queen
St Paul's Cathedral, Tuesday 5th June 2012
The ashes of Ralph Vaughan Williams, eminent British composer, and his second wife Ursula are buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, near the graves of Herbert Howells and Charles Villiers Stanford. All the music played at his burial service was selected according to his known wish. He composed a new anthem for the unveiling of the Battle of Britain memorial chapel in the Abbey in 1947 and arranged the setting of the hymn All people that on earth do dwell for the 1953 coronation (the first occasion on which a congregational hymn had been sung at a coronation). The slate gravestone was originally cut by sculptor Reynolds Stone but in 1965 it was re-cut and filled with white marble for better preservation. The inscription reads: 1872 RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Sung August 26, 2018
Cry No More (SATB)
by Dan Forrest, lyrics by Johanna Anderson, & Eva Norlyk-Smith
A nice country song (someday I'll write a nice choir arrangement)
10,000 Reasons (Bless My Soul)
by Matt Redman
Ave verum corpus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
K 618, Baden, June 17, 1791
Sung
Sung August 11, 2019
more: Ave Verum Corpus (videos, parts, etc.)
There Is A Balm In Gilead
Sung
Here are some different arrangements of this traditional African American spiritual. We can include some of these features as we develop. For now we are starting with a simple a cappella arrangement that we can learn and perform quickly.
There's many more secular harmony songs here, here and great voices here.
