Purcell's Funeral Sentence
for choir SSAATTBB
- Duration 9' 20"
Words
One SATB group sings (nearly exactly) Henry Purcell's setting of the Funeral Sentences, the other group sing newly-written material, commenting, reflecting, accompanying and interfering...
This work has been performed by ensembles including:
Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble
Choral Arts (Seattle-Tacoma)
C4 (New York City)
Commotio
Concordia Voices (London)
Conspirare (Texas)
Pro Cantu Youth Choir (South Africa)
San Francisco Choral Artists
Availability
up to 25 copies for GBP40.00 or USD80.00
up to 50 copies for GBP45.00 or USD90.00
up to 100 copies for GBP50.00 or USD100.00
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Text
Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and ne'er continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.