The Spacious
Firmament on High
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and hear online)
Tallis Canon is one
of the most beloved canonic melodies in all Christendom. Here it is
set with the beautiful and descriptive poetic text, The Spacious
Firmament on High.
Once the melody is learned, the singers
know the piece. Each stanza features a different
section of the choir and then the sections are combined in various
ways. It ends with a simple "Amen." When the melody is
sung in the key of E-flat as it is in the arrangement, it falls in the exact fit to for male or female trebles and
cambiatas. If adolescent baritones are present, they may join at the 8va
below.
You may want to access the TWO-PART AND THREE-PART variable voicing chart to determine available options.
Words by Joseph
Addison (1712)
Music by Thomas Tallis
(1567)
Arranged by Irvin
Cooper
Two- or Three-part Variable
Voicing with Piano
Cambiata Press Catalog #I979132
