We used to sing this a little bit faster and without the breaks between the words in 'my god and king' ^^ As an ex-chorister, I'm now addicted to the music that I once was able to sing; the woes of a post-pubescent boy.
Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king! The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither fly, The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king! Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king! The church with psalms must shout, no door can keep them out; But, above all, the heart must bear the longest part. Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
thank you very much,most beautifull, greetings from a christian singing with you the glory of our God. a katholic belgian who reaches out too you all, blessings.
A pity the last chord is cut off prematurely. A wonderful piece of music. Listening to it, I wondered what George Herbert, penning the words in his country vicarage, long ago, would have made of such a splendid musical setting of them, so gloriously performed, in such surroundings!
@Cherylmm9 The rests in the phrasing are probably calculated to work around the acoustics which feed back from every angle. It takes about a second for the sound to bounce off the back wall. The dome picks up some notes and reverberates them like a bell, so everything that they do has a persistent drone to it which the choir simply has to work with, rather than against. Some pieces of music sound overwhelmingly majestic and others will never really work. I suspect it is all trial and error.
@Cherylmm9 I wonder if the rests are for emphasis because of the cathedral's acoustics. You can hear a good deal of ringiness in the sound even on the recording, and I can imagine that line (which is the most important text) could sound pretty muddled to the congregation without the rests. In the recording, though, I agree that it doesn't sound very good.
Beautiful piece done by an excellent choir. However, the exaggerated pauses between individual chords as sung or played are really annoying in this recording. This is not in the music and it is a method of compensating for an exceptionally long reverberation within a hall (particularly under the dome). I wouldn't use this recording to teach a parish choir that sings in a smaller, less reverberant church. Yes, I have sung under the dome at this cathedral and I understand the problems of muddiness that the choir faces. I think this recording might have been so close to the choir that it did not capture the elasticity of the actual sound out in the hall.
..... I wish you all the love and good health. Sincerely, Svyatoslav Bach. Germany 2015. Musician, composer of the Bach family. Classical Organ music S.Bach 21st century. ADDRESS: soundcloud.com/c-58/2015-6a/ Eurostudio: «S.Bach» Germany 2015 year.
We used to sing this a little bit faster and without the breaks between the words in 'my god and king' ^^
As an ex-chorister, I'm now addicted to the music that I once was able to sing; the woes of a post-pubescent boy.
Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither fly,
The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
The church with psalms must shout, no door can keep them out;
But, above all, the heart must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
Wow!! This is THE BEST performance I have EVER heard of this awesome piece. this is one of my favorite choral pieces. This choir is amazing!!
Out of DE box rendition!! Hats off!!the best I have listened to!!!!
my goodness, what a beautiful church!
I'm singing this with my choir in two weeks, this is one of the best renditions I have heard. So beautiful. :)
I believe it is one of the best choral songs ever. Good Luck!!
such a great rendition of this marvelous composition.
thank you very much,most beautifull, greetings from a christian singing with you the glory of our God. a katholic belgian who reaches out too you all, blessings.
The art of singing !!
I've never heard this before. But I'm glad I ran across it, sounds great.
Uplifting music to sweep over our soul!
Thank you very much !
Hello Frank. Just to say hello to you.who also appreciates this marvelous music.. Also the band music. Many thanks.
Praise to the Lord.
Amazingly beautiful!!!😊😊😊
I dare say.... Bravo!
Such a pity the speakers on my computer are not very good those final eight chords on the organ are fantastic!!!
A pity the last chord is cut off prematurely. A wonderful piece of music. Listening to it, I wondered what George Herbert, penning the words in his country vicarage, long ago, would have made of such a splendid musical setting of them, so gloriously performed, in such surroundings!
I like!
Superb....
Is it ok to sing this while watching it? Loved singing this when I was a treble and love singing it now. MY GOD AND KING!!!!
It would be a good thing to add Ralph Vaughan Williams to the search tags, and otherwise identify the composer of this stunning work!
@Cherylmm9 The rests in the phrasing are probably calculated to work around the acoustics which feed back from every angle. It takes about a second for the sound to bounce off the back wall. The dome picks up some notes and reverberates them like a bell, so everything that they do has a persistent drone to it which the choir simply has to work with, rather than against. Some pieces of music sound overwhelmingly majestic and others will never really work. I suspect it is all trial and error.
bravi bravi bravissimi
@Cherylmm9 I wonder if the rests are for emphasis because of the cathedral's acoustics. You can hear a good deal of ringiness in the sound even on the recording, and I can imagine that line (which is the most important text) could sound pretty muddled to the congregation without the rests. In the recording, though, I agree that it doesn't sound very good.
I notice that St. Paul's acoustic demands slower tempi. I typically like it much better than the usual tempo.
very Maestoso
Beautiful piece done by an excellent choir. However, the exaggerated pauses between individual chords as sung or played are really annoying in this recording. This is not in the music and it is a method of compensating for an exceptionally long reverberation within a hall (particularly under the dome). I wouldn't use this recording to teach a parish choir that sings in a smaller, less reverberant church. Yes, I have sung under the dome at this cathedral and I understand the problems of muddiness that the choir faces. I think this recording might have been so close to the choir that it did not capture the elasticity of the actual sound out in the hall.
..... I wish you all the love and good health. Sincerely, Svyatoslav Bach. Germany 2015. Musician, composer of the Bach family. Classical Organ music S.Bach 21st century. ADDRESS: soundcloud.com/c-58/2015-6a/ Eurostudio: «S.Bach» Germany 2015 year.
a little too slow methinks but not too bad for St Pauls!