I will lift up mine eyes
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"I will lift up mine eyes" is a choral movement from Herbert Howells’s large-scale sacred work Hymnus Paradisi, noted for its luminous harmonies and deeply expressive, devotional character.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
sacred choral work movement ⓘ |
| accompaniment | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedComposerNationality | British ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Howells’s personal language of grief and consolation ⓘ |
| composer | Herbert Howells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
sacred choral music ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
lyrical melodic writing
ⓘ
rich modal harmony ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | memorial and commemorative services ⓘ |
| notedFor |
deeply expressive character
ⓘ
devotional character ⓘ luminous harmonies ⓘ |
| partOf | Hymnus Paradisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerWorkType | requiem-like concert work ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
sacred service performance ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | English choral tradition ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| textSource | Psalm 121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
consolation and hope
ⓘ
trust in divine protection ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
choir
ⓘ
soloists ⓘ |
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