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1 online resource (1 score (xviii, 91 pages, 1 page of plates)) : facsimiles. |
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notated music ntm rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Recent researches in American music ; 57 |
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Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573 |
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Recent researches in American music ; 57.
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Recent researches in music online. 2577-4573
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| Note |
Cantata for solo voices (SMzTB), mixed chorus (SATB), and orchestra. |
| Language |
English words; also printed as text on page xviii. |
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"Opus 123"--Page 1. |
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Words by St. Francis of Assisi, translated by Matthew Arnold. |
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Edited from autograph scores in the Spaulding Library of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston; and the piano-vocal score published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, ©1928. |
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Due to copyright restrictions, the piano-vocal score is not available in an electronic format. Score (in print and electronic formats) and piano-vocal score (in print format only) are available separately from the publisher. |
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Includes introduction and critical report. |
| Summary |
"In The Canticle of the Sun, Amy Beach (1867-1944) sets a text penned in the thirteenth century by St. Francis of Assisi. The poet gives honor and blessing to "my Lord God with all His creatures": the heavenly bodies, air, water, and fire. He praises the earth and its bounty. Then the poet turns to humanity, praising those who love and forgive. Even the death of the body is praised, for the second death has no power over those who walk in the will of God. An SATB chorus, SMTB solo voices, and orchestra are interwoven in a symphonic style in this twenty-two-minute cantata. While rooted in the Romantic tonal tradition, this twentieth-century work marks a new direction in Beach's style, with expressionistic treatment of melody and harmony. Premiered in 1928 with organ and in 1930 with orchestra, the Canticle had an immediate success with audiences. While written for a festival choir with orchestra, its accessibility to smaller choirs accompanied by organ insured continuing popularity." -- Provided by publisher. |
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Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed June 13, 2019). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 -- Musical settings.
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Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226
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Cantatas, Sacred -- Scores.
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Cantates sacrées -- Partitions.
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Cantatas, Sacred -- Scores
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Cantatas
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Musical settings
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Sacred music
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Scores
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Musical settings.
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Scores.
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Cantatas.
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Sacred music.
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Mises en musique.
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Partitions (Musique)
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Cantates.
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Musique sacrée.
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| Added Author |
Buchanan, Betty, editor.
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Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226, author.
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Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888, translator.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beach, Amy, 1867-1944. Cantico di frate sole. English. Canticle of the sun. Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 2006. (OCoLC)64566347 9780895795830 |
| ISBN |
9781987202205 (online) |
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1987202201 |
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9780895795830 (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.31022/A057 doi |
| Music No. |
A057 A-R Editions, Inc. (score) |
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A057P A-R Editions, Inc. (keyboard-vocal score) |
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