The Gibbons hymnal : hymns and anthems /
Gibbons, Orlando,1583-1625,composer.
Skinner, David,1964-editor.
Wither, George,1588-1667.Hymnes and songs of the Church.
Contains the 17 hymn tunes composed by Gibbons for George Wither's 'The hymnes and songes of the church' published in 1623 and Gibbons' ten surviving full anthems.
The hymns are for mixed voices (SATB) with organ accompaniment; the anthems are for mixed voices (SATB, SAATB, SSAATTB or SATBSATB), unaccompanied, with keyboard reduction for rehearsal only.
"Gibbons composed treble and bass lines for the hymns; editor David Skinner has constructed the inner voices to create a collection of pieces that can be performed either as hymns or simple anthems"--Back cover.
Some of the vocal lines in the anthems are editorial.
Includes list of sources and performance notes.
Hymns. The song of Moses ; The song of Deborah ; The song of Hannah ; The lamentation of David over Saul and Jonathan ; The first canticle ; The fifth canticle ; The sixth canticle ; The tenth canticle ; The second song of Isaiah ; The song of Hezekiah ; Lamentation I ; The prayer of Habakuk ; The song of angels ; The song of the three children ; Veni creator ; Christmas day ; St. Matthias -- Anthems. Almightly and everlasting God ; Deliver us, O Lord ; Hosanna to the son of David ; I am the resurrection ; Lift up your hands ; O clap your hands ; O Lord, how do my woes increase ; O Lord, I lift my heart ot thee ; O Lord, in thee I put my trust ; O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not.
Hymns, English.
Anthems.
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with organ.
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.