Highlights
- Simple, canonic voice parts
- Single handbell accompaniment (g), with organ on last verse
- Text is a translation of A solis ortus cardine
- Music based on Tallis' Canon
Description
The text "From East to West" is John Ellerton's eloquent translation of A solis ortus
cardine, the hymn for Lauds (Morning Prayer) of Christmas Day. Combined with
the simple and beautiful Tallis' Canon, this text presents the perfect opening for a
Christmas liturgy (especially for Midnight Mass, as twelve rings of a single handbell
precede each of the first four verses).
The unison melody, sung first by male voices, is flexibly
expanded as a canon on each subsequent verse, allowing an eight-part texture by verse
four. A lively organ interlude in French Baroque style marks the end of the canon and
introduces the last verse. This final verse is proclaimed in stirring unison by
choir and congregation, supported by a strong organ accompaniment and soaring soprano
descant.
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Ordering
Information
Order #: 3015
Price: $1.50
Relevant
Categories
- Processionals
- Christmas
- SATB Choir
- a cappella/
Organ
- Congregation
- Handbells
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