Special offer. Chilcott, Bob: Evening Hymn
SSAA & piano (SSAA/PF)
This is essentially a two-part setting of Fuller's Evening Hymn ('Now that the Sun hath veilad his Light'), but with an S/A semichorus that sings the office hymn aBefore the ending of the daya...
Special offer. Chilcott, Bob: Evening Hymn
SSAA & piano (SSAA/PF)
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This is essentially a two-part setting of Fuller's Evening Hymn ('Now that the Sun hath veilad his Light'), but with an S/A semichorus that sings the office hymn aBefore the ending of the daya...
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for SSAA and piano This serene, reflective anthem is a rich addition to the Choral Evensong repertoire. Chilcott artfully entwines an original setting of William Fuller's 'Evening Hymn', most famously set by Henry Purcell, and the plainsong melody for the Latin hymn 'Te lucis ante terminum', in J. M. Neale's English translation.
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This is essentially a two-part setting of Fuller's Evening Hymn ('Now that the Sun hath veilad his Light'), but with an S/A semichorus that sings the office hymn aBefore the ending of the daya to its plainchant melody. A flowing piano part supports the voices. This short and easy anthem would be lovely at an upper-voice evensong
