Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
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Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms is a choral-orchestral work from 1965 that sets Hebrew psalm texts to music in a characteristically rhythmic, tonal, and theatrical style.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chichester Psalms | 0 |
| Chichester Psalms, movement I | 0 |
| Chichester Psalms, movement II | 0 |
| Chichester Psalms, movement III | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral work
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sacred composition ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Boosey & Hawkes HPS 676 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
The Very Reverend Walter Hussey, Dean of Chichester
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Walter Hussey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Chichester Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfComposition | 1965 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Walter Hussey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
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choral music ⓘ sacred choral music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chichester Psalms, movement I
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Chichester Psalms, movement II NERFINISHED ⓘ Chichester Psalms, movement III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Chichester Psalms, organ and percussion version
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Chichester Psalms, reduced orchestration ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Hebrew text in a major mid-20th-century concert work
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frequent changing meters ⓘ prominent use of boy soprano or countertenor ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | New York Philharmonic Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
alto soloist
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baritone soloist ⓘ boy soprano or countertenor soloist ⓘ full orchestra ⓘ mixed choir ⓘ tenor soloist ⓘ |
| style |
neo-tonal
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rhythmic ⓘ theatrical ⓘ tonal ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Biblical psalms ⓘ |
| tempoMarking |
Allegro
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Andante con moto ⓘ Moderato ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Chichester Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
Psalm 100
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Psalm 108 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 131 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 133 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Walter Hussey