[3i] Canticle of the Sun - Hymn variations for Choir, Congregation, and Organ

Title: Canticle of the Sun         [3]

“All Creatures of Our God and King”

Hymn variations for Choir, Congregation, and Organ

Price:

$ 4.00 SSA(B) Choral score (organ-vocal) [standard historical text]

• [a]  [After the original text by Wm H Draper featured in many hymnals]    [12 pages]

• Quantity:  [minimum of 12 copies]

Alternative score featuring a different version of the text (available for purchase separately [3ii]:

$ 4.00 SSA(B) Choral score (organ-vocal) [Ritual Songs text]  [b]

• [The music is identical; the text conforms to the Ritual Songs hymnal (GIA)]

• Quantity: [minimum of 12 copies]

Series: Hymn Variations

Text: All Creatures of Our God and King [1919],William Henry Draper (1855-1933)

[After the Canticle of the Sun, by Saint Francis of Assisi (ca. 1181-1226)]

Origin:  tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN, Geistliche Kirchengesang, Cologne, 1623

Setting by: Stephen Mager

Voicing: SSA(B) Choir and Congregation

Accompaniment: Organ. The setting includes an extended fugue for solo organ.

Duration: 7:00 [5:40 if organ fugue is cut. Optional cuts are noted in the score.]

Listen: YouTube: [Recording pending.]

Notes: Divisi treble choral parts and descant in the final stanza. Not difficult.

Appendix includes an alternative notation of stanza 4, for solo organ stop.

Additional Details

Date of Composition: September 5, 2022 (completed)

Commissioner: Saint Monica Catholic Church, Saint Louis, Missouri

In celebration of the 150^th anniversary of the founding of the Parish

Dedication: To the memory of Dr. Marie Kremer and Msgr. Nicholas Schneider [former organist and former pastor]

Premiere: September 25, 2022 – Choir of Saint Monica Catholic Church

Commemorative recital by Heather Martin Cooper, organist and director

A second Sesquicentennial performance was given on Feb. 17, 2023, by the Choir of Saint Monica Catholic Church, under the direction of organist Heather Martin Cooper.