Deo Gratias
by Dale Jergenson
4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB choir a cappella - Late Intermediate

SKU: MN.CH-1287

Composed by Dale Jergenson. 21st Century. Octavo. Laurendale Associates #CH-1287. Published by Laurendale Associates (MN.CH-1287).

Deo Gratias was begun in a hotel room at about 4:30AM in Rome during a St. Cyril Choir Tour in April of 2007. It was one of those rare instances when the composer woke up with a compositional idea in his head and actually got up and started to work. The next few days were spent developing the idea and finishing the entire work after returning home to Van Nuys, California. The over-all mood of the piece is that it should be mesmerizing with its slow undulations and long crescendos with following subito pianos for dramatic effect. The piece has an interesting mix of changing meters throughout; however, the basic eighth note value never changes except for the occasional ritard. The entire text consists of Deo Gratias. Alleluia!, or Thanks be to God. Alleluia!