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The music of Charles O. Beck

Psalm 117

SATB with piano
or other instrument accompaniment

Cover artThis piece was written as part of The Paschal Lamb Easter cantata.

It is written in a lively 7/8 meter and combines traditional choral writing with a canon (round), for a joyful celebration of God's praise.

Score download: PDF icon

This piece an be performed with piano only, or with a variety of optional extra percussion and other instruments (instrumental parts available separately).

Tip: To best experience the demo, first load the PDF in another browser tab. Then start the playback of the recording and follow along in the PDF.

“Qui cantat laudem non solum cantat, sed et amat eum quem cantat.”
(He who sings praise is not only singing, but also loving Him whom he is singing about/to/for.)

— St. Augustine of Hippo
Corpus Christianorum
Latinorum, vol. 39