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Benedictus

1980 op. 282 Oratorio

Dramatic oratorio for tenor, speaker, chorus, solo viola and orchestra commissioned by Victor Farwell, Abbot of Worth, for the 1500th anniversary of St. Benedict of Nursia b.480 AD

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Duration
1hr 5mins
Instrumentation
Tenor, male speaker(St. Benedict), SATB chorus, semi-chorus(opt.), trebles (opt.), solo viola. (NB the viola part is demanding and best played by a soloist separate from the orchestra. In a cathedral performance the Prelude to part 1 should be performed from the west end, the back of the nave, the Introduction to Part 2 from the central chancel screen crossing, and the Epilogue from the ambulatory behind the altar, the idea being to convey the progress of the novice.) Orchestra: 2(=picc).1.ca.0.2 - 2220 - perc(2): timp/t.bell/xyl/2 susp.cym/cyms/glsp/SD/mar/tgl/tam-t; pno (=cel); organ (opt.); harp; strings

First Performance: Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra (details to be announced), April 2012.

The composition of the work and its first performance were assisted by funds from the Vaughan Williams Trust

The viola prelude is available as a separate concert piece. (op.402)

Movements

1:
Prelude:solo Viola
2:
Chorus:ausculta, O Filii
3:
Tenor Solo and Chorus:lord Who Shall Dwell
4:
Chorus:we Have Piped Unto You
5:
Tenor Solo and Chorus:lord Who Shall Dwell?
6:
Chorus and Tenor Solo:how Lovely Is Thy Dwelling-Place?
7:
Chorus:noviter Veniens
8:
Tenor Solo and Chorus:i Fled Him Down the Nights
9:
Chorus:domine Scrutaris
10:
Tenor Solo and Chorus:suscipe Me
11:
Chorus:bless the Lord
12:
Chorus:processu Conversationis
13:
Postlude:solo Viola

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