The beatitudes : a cantata for soprano and tenor soloists, SATB chorus and orchestra : (1961) /
Bliss, Arthur,1891-1975,composer.
Donne, John,1572-1631.
Vaughan, Henry,1617 or 1618-1661.
Herbert, George,1593-1633.
Thomas, Dylan,1914-1953.
Taylor, Jeremy,1613-1667.
Hassall, Christopher,1912-1963.
Commissioned by the Coventry Cathedral Festival for the opening of the new cathedral in 1962.
Texts compiled by the composer and Christopher Hassall.
Duration: approximately 50 min.
Prelude ; A troubled world / [text by] John Donne -- The Mount of Olives / [text by] Henry Vaughan -- First and second beatitudes -- Easter / [text by] George Herbert -- I got me flowers to strew thy way / [text by] George Herbert -- Third beatitude -- The lofty looks of man shall be humbled / adapted from Isaiah II vv. 10-20 -- Fourth beatitude -- The call / [text by] Henry Vaughan -- Orchestra interlude -- Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth beatitudes -- And death shall have no dominion / [text by] Dylan Thomas -- Ninth beatitude -- Revile him! Persecute him! -- Epilogue ; O blessed Jesu / [text by] Jeremy Taylor.
Donne, John, 1572-1631
Vaughan, Henry, 1617 or 1618-1661
Herbert, George, 1593-1633
Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667
Cantatas, Sacred
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Beatitudes (Music)
Beatitudes (Music)
Cantatas, Sacred
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra