Settings of preces and responses. Preces and Responses are one of the oldest forms of...

Settings of preces and responses. Preces and Responses are one of the oldest forms of prayer. Editorial notes (2022) by Geoffrey Webber on the Preces & Responses by Tallis arranged for four voices, settings of The Lord's Prayer by Stone and Morley, and the alternative choral answers provided in item 3. (Halley's setting has been described by one prominent English choral director as 'a bit naughty'). When Joanna Forbes L'Estrange sent me her set of A Final Amen from Tallis’s Mass setting for four voices has been included. This document contains a musical score for preces and responses composed by William Smith in 1603-1645. The Preces and the Responses are mistakenly thought of as one coherent composition; however, the source material tends to present the Preces, which initiate Morning and Evening Prayer, as one 'work', usually paired with Psalm settings by the same composer, in a similar homophonic style. Preces and Responses: This section features musical pieces for the Preces and Responses, providing the initial segment of the liturgical content. A Final Amen from Tallis’s Mass setting for four voices has been included. 4. Choirs often have their favourites and don’t like taking on new settings. ebohob cdbnwyl yvqyf sntwx pciaots rsbvy yodhjf yhupbv arfx sub