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- Judith Weir
My Guardian Angel (1997)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
First performed on 23rd December 1997 by The Joyful Company of Singers and the Spitalfields Festival audience, at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, conducted by Peter Broadbent.
- SSATBB
- SATB + audience/congregation
- 3 min
- William Blake
Programme Note
My Guardian Angel is a carol, which celebrates the increased incidence of public appearances by angels at Christmas time. It is a setting of short text by William Blake. The music of the carol is based around a short 'alleluia' which may be performed by the audience, whilst the choir weaves some 4-part counterpart around it. Alternatively, the piece may be performed, in 6 parts, by choir alone.
The Angel that presided o'er my birth
Said, "Little creature, form'd of Joy & Mirth,
Go love without the help of anything and earth".
© Judith Weir
The Angel that presided o'er my birth
Said, "Little creature, form'd of Joy & Mirth,
Go love without the help of anything and earth".
© Judith Weir
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My Guardian Angel