Songs of Farewell

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Songs of Farewell is a renowned set of unaccompanied choral motets by English composer Hubert Parry, noted for its rich harmonies and reflective, elegiac character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work
motet cycle
associatedWith Anglican choral repertoire
English choral tradition
composer Hubert Parry
compositionPeriod World War I era
linked to: World War I
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstMovementTextIncipit My soul, there is a country
genre sacred choral music
unaccompanied choral music
hasKeyMovement At the round earth’s imagined corners
Lord, let me know mine end
My soul, there is a country
hasTheme farewell to life
hope of eternity
mortality
spiritual reflection
influencedBy Anglican hymnody
English Renaissance polyphony
language English
movement At the round earth’s imagined corners
I know my soul hath power
Lord, let me know mine end
My soul, there is a country
Never weather-beaten sail
There is an old belief
notableCharacteristic elegiac character
reflective character
rich harmonies
notableFor complex choral textures
expressive text setting
numberOfMovements 6
partOf 20th-century choral repertoire
scoring unaccompanied choir
sixthMovementTextIncipit Lord, let me know mine end
style late Romantic
textAuthor Book of Psalms
linked to: Psalms

Henry Vaughan
John Donne
John Gibson Lockhart
Sir John Davies
Thomas Campion
vocalForces SATB choir
mixed choir

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Hubert Parry notableWork Songs of Farewell