Concertato hymn settings

A hymn concertato is a hymn-based composition that brings together a variety of contrasting musical resources, vocal and instrumental, in which congregation, choir, individual voices, and various instruments (solo and concerted) contribute a variety of sounds which are heard both independently and combined together in a rich aural tapestry as each stanza is sung in sequence. In modern usage it is a development of the concept of the hymn-of-the-day, that is, a hymn that functions as a ‘proper’ alongside the biblical lections and psalm for each Sunday, feast or celebration of the church year. Since it focuses on the primary theme(s) of the day or celebration the hymn-of-the-day is the most...