singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
This is the record of John for clarinet and string quartet
SM-000308685
- Composer
- Orlando Gibbons
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Arranger
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello
- Scored for
- Quintet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2017
Description
Transcription for instrumental ensemble of the anthem by Orlando Gibbons celebrating John the Baptist.
The clarinet has the solo sections and then blends in with the other instruments during the chorus sections
The pdf file contains score and parts.
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
The words of the original anthem are:
This is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem
to ask him, Who art thou?
And he confessed, and denied not, and said plainly,
I am not the Christ.
[tutti] And they asked him, What art thou then?
Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not.
Art thou that Prophet?
And he answered, No.
Then said they unto him, What art thou?
that we may give an answer unto them that sent us.
What say’st thou of thyself?
And he said, I am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
"Make straight the way of the Lord".
(John 1 vv. 19–23)