The Last Words of David (x 5)
Last Words of David
TTBB choir and piano accompaniment (Orchestra: 3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] -4 3 3 1 - tmp+2 - hp - str - TTBB Chorus, Band: 3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 6[1.2.3.acl.bcl.cbcl] 3[1.2.cbn] -2asx, tsx, bsx - 4 3 3 1 - tmp+2 - hp - db - TTBB Chorus) - Late Intermediate
SKU: EC.2154
II Samuel XXIII 3,4. Composed by Randall Thompson. Bestseller. Choral, Sacred and 20th Century. Octavo. 10 pages. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #2154. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.2154).ISBN 600313421549. UPC: 600313421549. 9x12 inches. Key: G major. 2 Samuel 23:3-4.
Commissioned and premiered in 1949 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra to honor Dr. Serge Koussevitsky for 25 years of directorship. Roaring ascending scales in the accompaniment reflect the great strength of this Old Testament text. The popularity of this anthem is surpassed only by Thompson's Alleluia.