cindy mctee
PSALM 100
for a cappella chorus SSAATTBB
1982
5 minutes
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Dedicated to Maurice Skones and Pacific Lutheran University's Choir of the West, Psalm 100 (1982) is a diatonic, tripartite work for a cappella chorus of mixed voices. The work was first performed by the Choir of the West in 1983 while on a tour that included a concert at the National Conference of the American Choral Director's Association in Nashville.
According to Melinda Bargreen of the Seattle Times, "[Psalm 100] is a gorgeous piece of choral writing, vividly dramatic and highly complicated, with convoluted textures resolving into a consonance that sounds as if the gates of heaven had opened."
In section I of Psalm 100, the first sopranos and first tenors sing a melody against an accompaniment consisting of an expanding contrapuntal texture. After the chorale of section II, section III presents both homophonic and polyphonic textures simultaneously. The work ends with a "joyful noise" as the texture thickens to include as many parts as singers.
[Psalm 100 ] is a gorgeous piece of choral writing, vividly dramatic and highly complicated, with convoluted textures resolving into a consonance that sounds as if the gates of heaven had opened.
Melinda Bargreen
The Seattle Times