Deus in adjutorium meum (1944-45) (from This Way to the Tomb)
SATB a cappella
Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral
Deus in adjutorium meum (1944-45) (from This Way to the Tomb)
SATB a cappella
Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral
- Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral
- Boosey & Hawkes
- SATB a cappella
- Benjamin Britten
- 6.95 (US)
for SATB unaccompanied
Text: Psalm 70
Taken from This Way to the Tomb (incidental music to the 'Masque and Anti-Masque')
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Difficulty level: 2
This setting of Psalm 70 (Haste thee O God to deliver me) is a fine, passionate and almost completely overlooked anthem which ought to be in the repertoire of most cathedrals and ambitious church choirs. The psalm is a dramatic one and Britten reflects the words in a wide-ranging setting which includes extended sections for tenors/basses and sopranos/altos. He also sets the Gloria.
This is not a difficult work but it is not entirely straightforward either. There is no translation in the printed score and conductors need to take a Psalter and annotate the score with a translation so that the words can be fully appreciated and a colourful performance created to reflect them. It is well worth the effort.
Duration: 4 minutes
Paul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011
Instrumentation
- Choral
- Chorus
Product Details
- #HL 48008907
- 073999089073
- M060014246
- 7.0"
- 10.5"
- 12 Pages
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