Offering of Thanks (1981)
Motet for four-part mixed choir a cappella
Instrumentation
Four-part mixed choir a cappella
Duration: 5 minutes
Premiere
26 July 1981,
Würzburg, Kiliansdom
Würzburger Domsingknaben / Siegfried Koesler
Autograph
Title: Motet: Danksagung (nach der Kommunion) (from Psalm 146) - Length: 2 pages - Date: 1981 - Location:
Publisher
Free sheet music download
A Guide to Church Music
, February 1985
In the music for Psalm 146, Hummel’s customary stylistic mastery is complemented by a rhythmic richness that accentuates the natural flow of the psalm text. A particular charm of this three-part composition lies in the heartfelt singing of praise and the quiet joy (following Communion) in the refrain. An effective a cappella work that can be learnt without particular difficulty and performed in churches and concert halls.
The formal structure of this motet is in three parts. The middle section begins with a double canon over 12 bars and ends homophonically on the dominant. The frequent changes of metre are due to the word accents.
Bertold Hummel