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Canticle of the Sun
Choral

The Canticle of the Sun

Francis of Assisi's "In Praise of Creatures"
  • Theme: Mysticism Icon representing the Mysticism theme.
    Theme
    Mysticism
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    Theme
    Text & Music
  • Duration
    11:30
  • Year Written
    1987
  1. Canticle of the Sun
    • Performer(s)
      Las Cantantes, Bradley Ellingboe, conductor
Canticle of the Sun
  • Performer(s)
    Las Cantantes, Bradley Ellingboe, conductor
Score Available From
ECS Publishing Group
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Text
St. Francis of Assisi
Instrumentation

SSAAA chorus, finger cymbals, synthesizer, optional organ

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Additional Information

Key To Synthesizer Stops Tubular Bells/string orchestra mix.  The tubular bells should sound on the attack and then immediately decay to a full, pure string sound. Low strings.  The sound should be rich, mellow, quiet. Strings and woodwind mix.  The sound should be orchestral but not overpowering. Very light bells with slow sampler and ricochet attack.  This sound represents dark space with pin dots of light and must contain a sense of unattainable distance. Tower bells and strings.  The bells should sound in octaves and on the attack, immediately dissolve to a string orchestra sound similar to punch set one. Full church organ. NOTE ON FINGER CYMBALS: Each singer should have a pair of finger cymbals and wear them on one hand only, playing them as a dancer would.

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