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Psalm 100 (Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord)

Hurd, David

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E. C. Schirmer Music Company
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SKU8456*
Composer/ArrangerHurd, David
Voicing & InstrumentsSATB Chorus and Organ
DifficultyModerately Easy
Text LanguageEnglish
Special Services/OccasionsBuilding Dedication, African American Heritage, Black History Month, New Year, Wedding
Topics (Sacred)Faith, Hope/Assurance, Praise/Thanksgiving
Liturgical YearGeneral
ScripturePsalms 100
PublisherE. C. Schirmer Music Company
Recording CreditsRecorded by The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton, Minneapolis, MN. Recording Engineer: David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions.
This anthem was commissioned by Dorothy Yates to mark the 50th anniversary of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
 
The text is announced by a brief fanfare on the organ. The raised 4th scale degree of the opening theme suggests the Lydian mode and accentuates the music’s upward thrust. Following the opening fanfare, the setting passes back and forth between duple and triple meter several times. Triple and duple rhythmic elements occur simultaneously and play off of one another. In the anthem’s middle section, the rhythmic energy of the opening is exchanged for a gentle extended crescendo as voices alternately sing their four-note, stepwise, rising lines over sustained organ chords. Then, the more energetic and somewhat metrically ambiguous elements of the previous section return. Finally, the text and music heard at the anthem’s opening recur in the manner of an antiphon. Duration: 3:20