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Byford
Staff Notation • Sacred
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Byford by Oliver Brownson — Lyrics
Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam:
super misericordia tua et veritate tua;
nequando dicant gentes: Ubi est Deus eorum?
Deus autem noster in caelo; omnia quaecumque voluit fecit.
Simulacra gentium argentum et aurum, opera manuum hominum.
Os habent, et non loquentur; oculos habent, et non videbunt.
Aures habent, et non audient; nares habent, et non odorabunt.
Manus habent, et non palpabunt; pedes habent, et non ambulabunt; non clamabunt in gutture suo.
Similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea, et omnes qui confidunt in eis.
Domus Israël speravit in Domino; adjutor eorum et protector eorum est.
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About Byford
Oliver Brownson’s Byford is a SATB setting of a Latin text, which also includes an English translation. The music opens with a striking interplay between the voices, creating a powerful and immediate sonic experience. The composer skillfully crafts the texture, building on the psalm verses to express the text’s devotional message. The work moves between grand pronouncements and moments of quiet reflection, characteristic of sacred choral music. The contrasting languages are handled with sensitivity, allowing the choir to explore both the original Latin and its English equivalent, offering directors flexibility in programming and presentation.
