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Rejoice! The Lord Is Risen!
ARRANGED FOR SATB CHOIR AND ORGAN
Based on “Final” from Symphonie pour orgue et orchestre, opus 42[bis] by Charles-Marie Widor
Arranged by Douglas Mears
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Organ
Brass and Percussion (optional)
1 Horn in F
3 Trumpets in B
3 Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Crash Cymbals
Bass Drum
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Program Notes
Program Notes
Though not as well-known as the “Toccata” from his Organ Symphony No. 5, Widor’s “Final” from the Sixth Organ Symphony is equally breathtaking. In fact, Widor thought so much of it that he later transcribed the work as the culmination of his Symphony for Organ and Orchestra. “Rejoice! The Lord Is Risen!” was written to be sung to the accompaniment of this stunning organ finale. Widor’s extraordinary music provides the inspiring foundation for this Easter anthem.
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