I was glad when they said unto me (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)

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• CPDL #29033:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2013-05-05).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 123 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Includes a organ version of the original orchestral accompaniment. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

• CPDL #03759:       

Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2002-07-02).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 252 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Includes a organ version of the original orchestral accompaniment.

General Information

Title: I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Source of text: Psalm 122 vv. 1-3, 6, 7, plus: "Vivat Regina Elizabetha!" ("Long live Queen Elizabeth") in between verses 3 and 6.

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
(a short passage is SATB.SATB)
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Originally for orchestra; organ accompaniment is also common.

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Description: According to Jeremy Dibble, "Parry's Coronation Anthem is universally recognized as a masterpiece of ceremonial music." (see C. Hubert H. Parry: His Life and Music by Jeremy Dibble - Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1992)

External websites:

• 1969 YouTube performance, without Vivats (Guildford Cathedral Choir) - Barry Rose
• The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, sings I was glad on YouTube
• The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, sings I was glad

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 122.