With regard to this music
With regard to this musical piece, its composer declared that it was "certain to sicken a stout John Cager, with its tonics and triads in E flat major." It was commissioned by Walter Hussey and the composer prepared a reduced accompaniment of organ, harp, and percussion when it was played at the Three Choirs Festival. For that performance, it was conducted by John Birch, the organist at the cathedral which gives this piece its name. Its composer demanded it be performed by a boy soprano or countertenor, and initially debuted this piece at the Philharmonic Hall, where he conducted it himself – he completed it after ►his similarly-themed Kaddish symphony. FTP, name this choral work by Leonard Bernstein, composed of a Hebrew text of pieces like "The Lord is My Shepherd," a certain set of psalms.
With regard to this musical piece, its composer declared that it was "certain to sicken a stout John Cager, with its tonics and triads in E flat major.
{Chichester Psalms}