Locus iste
for SSATBB choir a cappella
This original anthem is suitable for all occasions and offers a gentle, contemporary setting of the text used by Anton Bruckner in his well-known composition of the same name composed in 1869. “This place was made by God, a priceless sacrament; it is without reproach.” Genesis 28:16 Exodus 3:5.
SKU: ROC-001
Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices
| Descriptive Tags: | American, Benediction, Blessing, Celebratory, Christian, Comfort, Devotion, Liturgical text, Metaphysical, Peace, Prayer, Reverence, Scriptural text |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
| Duration: | 1-5 Minutes |
| Voicing: | SSATBB |
| Language: | Latin |
| Sacred or Secular: | Sacred |
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