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Come Down, O Love Divine
Composer Ralph
Vaughan Williams, arr. David Ashley White
Text Bianco da Siena (d. 1434), tr. Richard Frederick
Littledale, alt.
Voicing SATB, trumpet, organ, and opt. congregation
Church Season Pentecost
Length 2' 40" Price $1.75 (U.S.) Released
1/99
Catalog no. 405-619 Difficulty Moderately easy
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Reviews
"This is as ideal a hymn anthem
on this estimable Pentecost hymn as one could wish for. It reminds
me of, and is certainly on par with, the hymn anthems of Healey
Willan. Highly recommended." --Cross Accent, Spring
2000
"David Ashley White offers a new setting
of 'Come Down, O Love Divine," scored for SATB choir, trumpet,
organ, and optional congregational participation. Based on the
familiar Vaughan Williams tune DOWN AMPNEY, the first stanza
gradually progresses from unison to four-part choir. Around the
choral writing, interesting counterpoint is created by the trumpet
and, for the first nine measures, an organ solo stop. Stanza
two initially continues with four-part texture, but with the
melody placed in the tenor, creating a warm effect. Following
a six-measure interlude pf increasing intensity, the final stanza
invites the congregation to participate with the unison choir.
The descant here is predominantly doubled by the trumpet part
(although the trumpet part is occasionally independant)."
--The Hymn, April 2000
"The solo trumpet line is not difficult
but there are some exposed high notes. The music has traditional
harmony and a stately character. Much of the choir music is unison
with the third stanza employing a soprano descant doubled by
the trumpet. The melody used throughout is Vaughan Williams'
DOWN AMPNEY. The trumpet and congregational parts are published
separately." --Diapason, April 2000
Description David
Ashley White has crafted a beautifully lyrical arrangement of
this beloved Pentecost hymn for SATB, trumpet, and organ. Throughout
the course of the hymn's three stanzas, Vaughan Williams's tune
DOWN AMPNEY is presented in unison, two-part, and four-part choral
textures, with the final stanza crowned by a soprano descant.
(The congregation may also join in the singing of stanza 3.)
Solid, satisfying, and very accessible.
Anthem text
Come down, O Love divine, seek thou
this soul of mine,
and visit it with thine own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear,
and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.
O let it freely burn, till passions turn to
dust
in its heat consuming; and let thy glorious light,
O light shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
And so the yearning strong, with which the
soul will long,
shall far outpass the pow'r of human telling;
for none can guess its grace, till Love create a place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.
-Bianco da Siena (d. 1434); tr. Richard Frederick
Littledale, alt.
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