Christ the Lord is risen today

Vocal score
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-340617-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, 8 Seiten

for SATB and organ or large orchestra

This arrangement of the well-loved hymn stays true to the jubilation and reverence of Easter. Wesley's words and the eighteenth-century melody shine through in a sensitive reharmonization, and a recurring instrumental passage smoothly connects the verses. Reflecting common hymn-singing practice, the first verse is in unison, the second in four-part harmony, and the third returns to unison with a soprano descant, before closing with a suitably exultant 'Alleluia' and 'Amen'.

Christ the Lord is risen today appears on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square's latest CD, He is Risen, which reached No. 1 in both the 'Classical Albums' and 'Traditional Classical Albums' US charts within two weeks of its release in April 2014.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Wilberg, Mack

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Vokalmusik, Chormusik

Über Autor(innen)

Mack Wilberg (b.1955) Dr. Mack Wilberg is Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He also conducts the Temple Square Chorale. In addition to his conducting responsibilities, he is active as a pianist, chamber musician, clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. He is the former director of the BYU Men's Chorus and the BYU Concert Choir. He is a graduate of BYU and holds graduate degrees from the University of
Southern California. He is a former member of the American Piano Quartet, for which he has arranged many works.