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From East to West:
A Christmas Processional

- Gary D. Penkala
 
 

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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Information

Order #: 3015
Price: $1.50




Relevant
Categories


- Processionals
- Christmas
- SATB Choir
- a cappella/
  Organ
- Congregation
- Handbells


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