TTBB choir, piano or full orchestra or band (Orchestra: 3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] -4 3 3 1 - tmp+2 - hp - str - SATB or TTBB Chorus - Band: 3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 6[1.2.3.acl.bcl.cbcl] 3[1.2.cbn] -2asx, tsx, bsx - 4 3 3 1 - tmp+2 - hp - db - SATB or TTBB Chorus) - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.2154-E Composed by Randall Thompson. 9 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #2154-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.2154-E). 2 Samuel 23:3-4.Commissioned and premiered in 1949 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra to honor Dr. Serge Koussevitsky for 25 years of directorship. Roaring ascending scales in the accompaniment reflect the great strength of this Old Testament text. The popularity of this anthem is surpassed only by Thompson's Alleluia.
