Salisbury Vespers

Description

for chorus, chamber choir, and children's choir, or large divisi chorus, with orchestra and organ or brass ensemble and organ.

Salisbury Vespers combines settings of the traditional Vespers psalms and anonymous early texts. Marian motets punctuate the psalm settings, and the work is concluded with a substantial setting of the Magnificat.

Contents:
• Psalm 69 (70), v.2: Deus in adiutorium
• Psalm 109 (110): Dixit Dominus
• Motet: I sing of a mayden
• Psalm 112 (113): Laudate pueri
• Motet: When to the temple Mary went
• Psalm 121 (122): Laetatus sum
• Motet: Lovely tear of lovely eye
• Hymn: Vexilla Regis
• Motet: Hail, Star of the sea most radiant
• Magnificat
• Magnificat anima mea
• Et exultavit
• Quia respexit
• Quia fecit mihi magna
• Et misericorida
• Fecit potentiam
• Deposuit potentes de sede
• Esurientes implevit bonis
• Suscepit Israel
• Sicut locutus est
• Gloria Patri
• Sicut erat in principio

Instrumental parts and vocal scores are available on hire/rental.

Conductor's score and parts on hire – Orchestral version
Conductor's score and parts on hire – Brass and organ version
Vocal score on hire
Children's choir part on hire

Orchestration:
Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion*, organ (opt), strings
Brass: 4 trumpets, 2 horns (in F or Eb), 2 trombones (bass clef in C or treble clef in Bb), bass trombone, tuba (bass clef in C or treble clef in Eb), 2 percussion*, timpani, organ

*Percussion: bass drum, snare drum, tubular bells, glockenspiel, medium and low toms, triangle, crotales, crash cymbal, bongos