Songs of Farewell

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Songs of Farewell is a renowned set of unaccompanied choral motets by English composer Hubert Parry, noted for its rich harmonies and reflective, elegiac character.

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Songs of Farewell canonical 1

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instanceOf choral work ⓘ
motet cycle ⓘ
associatedWith Anglican choral repertoire ⓘ
English choral tradition ⓘ
composer Hubert Parry ⓘ
compositionPeriod World War I era ⓘ
linked to: World War I
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstMovementTextIncipit My soul, there is a country ⓘ
genre sacred choral music ⓘ
unaccompanied choral music ⓘ
hasKeyMovement At the round earth’s imagined corners ⓘ
Lord, let me know mine end ⓘ
My soul, there is a country ⓘ
hasTheme farewell to life ⓘ
hope of eternity ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
spiritual reflection ⓘ
influencedBy Anglican hymnody ⓘ
English Renaissance polyphony ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement At the round earth’s imagined corners ⓘ
I know my soul hath power ⓘ
Lord, let me know mine end ⓘ
My soul, there is a country ⓘ
Never weather-beaten sail ⓘ
There is an old belief ⓘ
notableCharacteristic elegiac character ⓘ
reflective character ⓘ
rich harmonies ⓘ
notableFor complex choral textures ⓘ
expressive text setting ⓘ
numberOfMovements 6 ⓘ
partOf 20th-century choral repertoire ⓘ
scoring unaccompanied choir ⓘ
sixthMovementTextIncipit Lord, let me know mine end ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
textAuthor Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Henry Vaughan ⓘ
John Donne ⓘ
John Gibson Lockhart ⓘ
Sir John Davies ⓘ
Thomas Campion ⓘ
vocalForces SATB choir ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ

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