Howells’ Gloucester Service

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Howells’ Gloucester Service is a celebrated setting of the Anglican canticles for choir and organ by English composer Herbert Howells, noted for its rich harmonies and association with Gloucester Cathedral.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican canticle setting
sacred music
associatedComposer Herbert Howells
associatedWith Gloucester Cathedral
belongsTo Anglican service music
composer Herbert Howells
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Gloucester Cathedral
genre Evensong service setting
hasKey G major
hasMovement Magnificat in G (Gloucester Service)
Nunc dimittis in G (Gloucester Service)
hasTitleVariant Gloucester Service
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester)
hasType Evening Service setting
influencedBy English cathedral tradition
intendedFor cathedral choir
liturgical use
isPartOfSeries Herbert Howells’ cathedral service settings
language English
liturgicalTradition Anglican
liturgicalUse Evening Prayer
Evensong
notedFor expressive choral writing
organ accompaniment
rich harmonies
partOfRepertoire Anglican choral repertoire
performanceContext Anglican liturgy
cathedral evensong
period 20th century
placeOfFirstAssociation Gloucester, England
linked to: Gloucester
relatedWork Howells’ Collegium Regale Service
Howells’ St Paul’s Service
linked to: St Paul’s Service

Howells’ Westminster Service
religiousDenomination Church of England
scoring choir
organ
style 20th-century English choral music
textType canticles
usesInstrument pipe organ
usesText Magnificat
Nunc dimittis
vocalForces SATB choir

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Gloucester Service cataloguedAs Howells’ Gloucester Service