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For the beauty of the earth
Anthem by John Rutter
Text"For the Beauty of the Earth"
Published1980 (1980)
ScoringSATB choir and organ or orchestra

For the beauty of the earth is a sacred choral composition by John Rutter, a setting of the hymn of the same name. The work was published by Oxford University Press in 1980.

History

Rutter set the first four stanzas of the 1864 hymn "For the Beauty of the Earth" by Folliott Sandford Pierpoint.[1][2] It was published by Oxford University Press in 1980, in versions for different voices and keyboard or orchestra.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dickey, Timothy. "John Rutter (b. 1945) / Psalmfest (1993)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "John Rutter / For the Beauty of the Earth". Oxford University Press. 1978. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "John Rutter / For the beauty of the earth". Oxford University Press. 1980. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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