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Double chant in B flat major
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anglican chants
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Double chant in B flat major by Richard Thiele — Lyrics
Psalmus David,in consummatione tabernaculi. Afferte Domino, filii Dei, afferte Domino filios arietum.
Afferte Domino gloriam et honorem; afferte Domino gloriam nomini ejus; adorate Dominum in atrio sancto ejus.
Vox Domini super aquas; Deus majestatis intonuit: Dominus super aquas multas.
Vox Domini in virtute; vox Domini in magnificentia.
Vox Domini confringentis cedros, et confringet Dominus cedros Libani:
et comminuet eas, tamquam vitulum Libani, et dilectus quemadmodum filius unicornium.
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About Double chant in B flat major
This double chant in B flat major for SATB choir is a powerful setting of Psalm 29 in Latin and English. The music opens with a robust declaration, the voices weaving together in a rich texture that reflects the psalm's imagery of God's voice thundering over the waters and breaking the cedars of Lebanon. The composer skillfully employs the SATB forces to build intensity, culminating in a joyous 'Gloria' in the temple. This piece would serve as a stirring offertory or communion setting within an Anglican service, offering both musical gravitas and spiritual reflection.
