Vaughan Williams: A Choral Flourish

Description

for SATB and congregation (opening phrase to be played on trumpets or organ) This striking anthem sets the Latin text of Psalm 33 (an English singing translation is included). Dynamic melismatic vocal lines feature throughout, with the texture switching between homophony and polyphony. It was first performed in 1956, the same year as the composer's similarly lively motet A Vision of Aeroplanes.