Almighty God, who by thy Son (Orlando Gibbons)
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General Information
Title: Almighty God, who by thy Son
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: piano/vocal score. Original was accompanied by consort of viols.
Published: c1620
Description: A typical 'Verse Anthem'
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Original text and translations
Forcing a work of this period into the straightjacket of the modern time signature/bar line system leads to many 'weak' word endings falling on 'strong' beats. Care should be taken that performance is dictated by the word stress, not by the bar lines.
