This piece is akin to jazz through its harmony and rhythm. The jazz element is best displayed in the piano accompaniment. The texture is both homophonic (in the chorus) and contrapuntal (in the verse). The verse has a melody …Read More
This piece is akin to jazz through its harmony and rhythm. The jazz element is best displayed in the piano accompaniment. The texture is both homophonic (in the chorus) and contrapuntal (in the verse). The verse has a melody accompanied with a rhythmic chant in the lower two voices which gives the piece life and vitality. The voicing is for SSC (or SSA) but the cambiata part could also be sung by the light adolescent baritones as well. This is type piece that may be considered both sacred and secular because there is no reference to God but it is filled with "alleluias" which could be considered to be a secular term in the context that it serves as a term of acclamation and joy.