| Product Number | 8703* |
|---|---|
| Composer/Arranger | Manning, Sasha Johnson |
| Text Author | Campion, Thomas |
| Voicing & Instruments | SAB Chorus and Piano |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Text Language | English |
| Special Services/Occasions | Funeral |
| Popular Choral Searches | Female Composer |
| Liturgical Year | Lent |
| Scripture | Psalms 130 |
| Catholic Lectionary | Lent 5A |
| Common Lectionary | Lent 3C, Lent 5A |
| Publisher | E. C. Schirmer Music Company |
| Recording Credits | Recorded by The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton, Minneapolis, MN. Recording Engineer: David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions. |
This tonal setting of Psalm 130 follows the strophic translation created by the Elizabethan poet and composer Thomas Campion. Each verse follows an original melody, which is elaborated upon progressively throughout the different verses. The piano part is constructed independently of the four voice parts and is equal to them in the overall construction of the piece. The piece is rooted thoroughly in the minor and supports the pleading nature of the words throughout. It is ideally suited to the season of Lent but would also complement any penitential service or memorial. It was created for the English-born conductor Philip Barnes, and his singers at the Third Baptist Church, which is in Grand Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Duration: 4:35