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The canticle of the sun / Amy Beach ; edited by Betty Buchanan.
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Beach, Amy, 1867-1944, composer.
- Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226, author.
- Series:
- Recent researches in American music ; 57.
- Recent researches in Music Online. 2577-4573.
- Recent researches in American music ; 57
- Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573
- Standardized Title:
- Cantico di frate sole. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Musical settings.
- Francis.
- Cantatas, Sacred--Scores.
- Cantatas, Sacred.
- Genre:
- Musical settings.
- Scores.
- Cantatas.
- Sacred music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 score (xviii, 91 pages, 1 page of plates)) : facsimiles.
- Place of Publication:
- Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 2019.
- Language Note:
- English words; also printed as text on page xviii.
- Summary:
- "In The Canticle of the Sun, Amy Beach (1867-1944) sets a text penned in the thirteenth century by St. Francis of Assisi. The poet gives honor and blessing to "my Lord God with all His creatures": the heavenly bodies, air, water, and fire. He praises the earth and its bounty. Then the poet turns to humanity, praising those who love and forgive. Even the death of the body is praised, for the second death has no power over those who walk in the will of God. An SATB chorus, SMTB solo voices, and orchestra are interwoven in a symphonic style in this twenty-two-minute cantata. While rooted in the Romantic tonal tradition, this twentieth-century work marks a new direction in Beach's style, with expressionistic treatment of melody and harmony. Premiered in 1928 with organ and in 1930 with orchestra, the Canticle had an immediate success with audiences. While written for a festival choir with orchestra, its accessibility to smaller choirs accompanied by organ insured continuing popularity." -- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Cantata for solo voices (SMzTB), mixed chorus (SATB), and orchestra.
- "Opus 123"--Page 1.
- Words by St. Francis of Assisi, translated by Matthew Arnold.
- Edited from autograph scores in the Spaulding Library of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston; and the piano-vocal score published: Boston : A.P. Schmidt, ©1928.
- Due to copyright restrictions, the piano-vocal score is not available in an electronic format.
- Includes introduction and critical report.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed June 13, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1105622465
- Publisher Number:
- A057 A-R Editions, Inc. (score)
- A057P A-R Editions, Inc. (keyboard-vocal score)
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