Of a Father’s Love Begotten

for mixed choir
by  Sanford Dole

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This arrangement opens by lining out the plainsong chant over a drone. Then, in succeeding verses we hear it in organum before more complex harmonies and rhythms are added. Finally all voices sing the melody in canon before a concluding fantasia.

SKU: SDE-010 Categories: , Instrumentation:
Descriptive Tags:Adoration, Liturgical text, Prayer, Reverence, Worship
Difficulty:Medium, Advanced Student, Advanced
Duration:1-5 Minutes
Instrumentation:A Cappella
Language:English
Sacred or Secular:Sacred
Season or Event:Advent, Christmas
Voicing:SATB

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