Instrumentation
2222 - 2201 - timp - perc(1): bells/tgl/susp.cym/SD/xyl – organ(ad lib) – strings – SATB chorus(ad lib) Alternative orch: 2222 – 2331 – timp – perc(1): bells/tgl/susp.cym/SD/xyl – organ(ad lib) – strings
Availability
Study score 0-571-50151-6, chorus part 0-571-50144-3 on sale, parts for hire
Reviews
". . .begins with a merry bustle; it might be the prelude to some operatic scene of surging industry; then from the activity there rises, soaring and strong, a chorale. The piece is an allegory with a simple, moving aptness. . .that makes its immediate appeal; and with a richness and subtlety of musical organisation that will surely give lasting value to the occasional piece. . ." Andrew Porter, Financial Times, June 1967