"Great or Small" [Zachary Wadsworth]

"Great or Small" [Zachary Wadsworth]

First line of lyrics: Great or small below

Wadsworth, Zachary; music (American-Canadian, born 1983)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

2014 [composition]; 2015 [publication] [copyright]

E.C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc.

genre: choral music|sacred music|anthem|song

solo: soprano

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: organ

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 7/8

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Ye that fear Him, both small and great'"

Composition history: "Great or Small was commissioned by the National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, Artistic Director, in 2013."

Tempo markings: "Maestoso"; quarter note = ca. 108; eighth note = ca. 216

Performance instructions: "an anthem for SATB chorus (with divisi and an Alto solo)" ("Great or Small." Zachary Wadsworth)"

Performance history: "Premiere performance at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (Mahtomedi, MN) on May 4, 2014 by the National Lutheran Choir (David Cherwien, conductor) and organist Aaron David Miller." ("Great or Small" ECS Publishing)

Recordings: "Great or Small." Exalt, performance by the National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, director, Aaron David Miller, organ, Catapult, 2014.
Great or Small. Performance by the National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, conductor, Aaron David Miller, organ, David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions, recording engineer, Minneapolis, MN. ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53588/s/great-or-small/#. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.

Notes: "After an explosive choral introduction, a soprano soloist sings of future peace, and the work then culminates in a vivid choral climax." ("Great or Small" ECS Publishing)

Format 1: musical score

14 pages; performance time 5 minutes

Other data reference(s): "Great or Small." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53588/s/great-or-small/. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.
"Great or Small." Zachary Wadsworth, https://www.zacharywadsworth.com/works/great-or-small. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.

Cataloguer: Atifa Munshi and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “Great or Small.” ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53588/s/great-or-small/#. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.

Record: CRM-yethatfear-wadsworth

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