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(Posted 2023-05-28) CPDL #73926:

Editor: Francis Melville (submitted 2023-05-28). Score information: A4, 11 pages, 314 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes new vivats from the coronation of King Charles III. Includes an organ version of the original orchestral accompaniment.

(Posted 2013-05-05) CPDL #29033:

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2013-05-05). Score information: A4, 11 pages, 123 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes a organ version of the original orchestral accompaniment.

(Posted 2002-07-02) CPDL #03759:

Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2002-07-02). Score information: A4, 12 pages, 252 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Includes a organ version of the original orchestral accompaniment.

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

General Information

Title: I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Source of text: Psalm 122 vv. 1-3, 6, 7, plus: "Vivat Regina Elizabetha!" ("Long live Queen Elizabeth") in between verses 3 and 6.

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB, a short passage is SATB.SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Originally for orchestra; organ accompaniment is also common.

First published: Unknown; first performed in 1902; version which was first performed in 1911 is the version that modern performances follow.
Description: According to Jeremy Dibble, "Parry's Coronation Anthem is universally recognized as a masterpiece of ceremonial music." (see C. Hubert H. Parry: His Life and Music by Jeremy Dibble - Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1992)

External websites:

Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
1969 YouTube performance, without Vivats (Guildford Cathedral Choir) - Barry Rose
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, sings I was glad on YouTube
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, sings I was glad
Vivats for the 2023 coronation of Charles III, released by Westminster Abbey

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 122.

Retrieved from "https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php?title=I_was_glad_when_they_said_unto_me_(Charles_Hubert_Hastings_Parry)&oldid=1721182"

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