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Sir Edward Elgar, \u201cGreat is the Lord,\u201d (Psalm XLVIII), Op. 67, 1912<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the second choral psalm selection by Elgar (1857 – 1934) that we are featuring (<\/span>see Psalm 29<\/span><\/a>). Let\u2019s compare the two, since they are both similarly uplifting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the premiere of Psalm 29 took place in 1914, on the eve of the First World War, this work was first played earlier, in 1912. While Psalm 29 is a full symphonic work, which flows beyond the words of the psalm, here, in Psalm 48, Elgar does not stray from the medium of the written word. The text is the King James version, word for word, with no paraphrase or additions, with the exception of the closing \u201camen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The composition is built as a church motet, composed of several parts. Each one is dedicated to a different section of the psalm, and each adapts the words in its own way. For instance, the first part has the verses 2-4 in Elgar\u2019s typical style of pomp and circumstance. In the tempo of a royal parade, and with an infinite melody throughout, the male vocalists present the greatness of Jerusalem, while the females answer them with \u201cfair-crested, joy of all the earth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The two motifs of grandeur and beauty intertwine, and create a stunning vocal weave, which leads to the pausal line \u201cGod has made Himself known as a haven.\u201d There isn\u2019t space here to describe in detail all the sections of the composition; note though the beautiful bass solo on verse 10 \u201cWe meditate upon Your faithful care.\u201d Since the psalm returns at its close to the glory of Jerusalem, the composer too returns to the same notes and melodies with which he opened, and to lead the audience gently to the final verse \u201cHe will lead us evermore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The work was orchestrated in 1913, but it seems that its performance with just an organ, fits its liturgical\u00a0 nature, and compact structure. The clip shown here allows the listener to follow\u00a0 the English text along with the music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sir Edward Elgar, Great is the Lord (Psalm XLVIII), Op. 67
\n<\/span>Artist – Jonathan Vaughn
\n<\/span>Album – ELGAR: Ave Maria \/ Give unto the Lord \/ Te Deum and Benedictus, Op. 34<\/span><\/p>\n","image":false,"embedded_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xp-q5Yt6woI","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"The Psalms In Classical Music","main_caption":"A Royal Parade","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"A new series - this time: Sir Edward Elgar","preview_embedded":"","preview_image":false,"preview_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xp-q5Yt6woI","external_link":"","link_for_pay":false,"tile_gallery_items":false,"credits":""},"alternate_tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","hide_media":false},"tile_group":{"preview_image_url":false,"main_caption":"","sub_caption":"","":null,"popup_package_extra_content":"","read_time":""},"home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo":{"seo_title":"","seo_description":"","seo_default_title":"","seo_default_description":""},"links":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83662,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83605\/revisions\/83662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}