The tune Sine Nomine was written specifically for Bishop How's text For All the Saints. The tune, which in English literally means "without name," was designated such by Vaughn Williams to represent the nameless saints who have died in …Read More
The tune Sine Nomine was written specifically for Bishop How's text For All the Saints. The tune, which in English literally means "without name," was designated such by Vaughn Williams to represent the nameless saints who have died in the Christian church. Arguably, it is the finest hymn tune ever written. Cooper's inimitably melody-part style writing provides such melodic parts that almost all adolescent singers will be able to maintain their parts against the others.