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God be in my head
composer
1966
author of text
Book of Hours, 1514, in English in the Sarum Primer of 1558
This simple setting was composed within the space of an hour. In 1965 Christopher Eaton Smith was a composition pupil of Howells at the Royal College of Music. One day, Smith took a setting he had made of these well-known words to a lesson and Howells within the time available, sketched out how he would have approached the text and handed the manuscript to his pupil for his own instruction. Recently released for publication, this is a straightforward and undemanding piece but no less valuable for being a chipping from the master’s workbench.
from notes by Paul Andrews © 2010
Recordings
 Howells: Choral MusicSIGCD190Download only  A true master and exponent of the British choral music tradition, Herbert Howells' compositions and settings are brought to life in this collection of his secular and sacred works. Performances come from the youthful talents of The Rodlofus Choir, ...» More |
 Howells: The house of the mind & other choral worksStudio Master: SIGCD491Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available A programme celebrating the works and influence of Herbert Howells within the vibrant English choral tradition of the last hundred years.» More |
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