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Benedicite : for S.A.T.B. chorus, children's choir, and small orchestra : vocal score / Andrew Carter.

By: Carter, Andrew.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Oxford choral music.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1991Description: 1 vocal score (64 p.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0193355078.Subject(s): Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with chamber orchestra -- Vocal scores with pianoDDC classification: S/1974

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

for mixed chorus, children's choir, and small orchestra
The words are from the Book of Common Prayer, with three additional movements specially suitable for the children's choir. These three movements are also published separately under the title Bless the Lord.
Orchestral material is available on hire.

The text comprises a selection of verses from the Benedicite canticle in the Book of common prayer, freely arranged and added to.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Andrew Carter was born in 1939 into a Leicestershire family of tower and handbell ringers. Following a music degree at the University of Leeds, he joined York Minster Choir, and was subsequently Director of Music at the Bar Convent Grammar School, where he achieved his first successes as a choir trainer. His wealth of experience of directing both mixed-voice and upper-voice choirs has given him a deep understanding of the voice, expressed by a lyricism and sense of drama underpinned by distinctive, often bitter-sweet harmonies. His vast collection of anthems and Christmas carols, together with a substantial number of large-scale choral works, have earned him a reputation as one of Britain's most respected contemporary choral composers.

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