Richard Pennycuick asks:

>The only version of the fantasia I own is on a 10" LP, which confirms my
>dinosaur status.  One minor reason for buying a CD of it is for some notes
>so that I might eventually learn what it is the choir's singing.

There's a Dover Score of the fantasia at very reasonable price, coupled
with the triple concerto!  Have a look in Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk for
details.  (But the Dover Score uses the soprano clef for the Sopranos -
middle C on the lowest stave line!).

The words are basically a hymn to the efficacy of music <g>.

Coincidentally I have just sung this piece with a small local choir, and
was on the orchestral arrangement committee, so I've been throught the
score carefully.

Bernard Hill
Braeburn Software - Music Software written by musicians for musicians
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