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Jerusalem
First line:
And did those feet in ancient time
composer
1916
author of text
1804; Milton
Parry’s setting of William Blake’s Jerusalem would seem, on the face of it, to be entirely characteristic of the composer’s ‘public’ image. Yet there is something rather more revealing about this choice of text. Its popular associations of national pride belie the passionate anger within Blake’s poem. These are the words of an idealist and radical which must have exerted a powerful attraction to a man of Parry’s convictions. Its first performance took place at a ‘Fight for Right’ meeting at the Queen’s Hall on 28 March 1916.
from notes by John Heighway © 1988
Recordings
 Parry: I was glad & other choral worksStudio Master: CDA68089Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  Music that is part of the English psyche, and who better to rejoice in it than Westminster Abbey Choir?» More |
 Parry: Sacred Choral MusicCDA66273Archive Service ‘A fine recital’ (Gramophone)» More |
 Rejoice, the Lord is king!Studio Master: CDA68013Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available Westminster Abbey rings with the voices of the choir and organ lifted in the great hymns which are a vital part of our national character and history. The recording brings the experience of Abbey occasions—from royal weddings to state funerals—int ...» More |
 The Hymns Album, Vol. 1Studio Master: SIGCD079Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  The Huddersfield Choral Society presents some of our nation's most loved hymns, a range attempting to cover an unaffected, pure lyricism through to a vast, full-throated sound that might shake the rafters of the sturdiest church.» More |
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