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Begin with unison voices or solo voice singing bars 1-12. Then divide into 4 parts and enter as indicated. If being sung by a mixed-voice choir it is suggested that entries alternate male and female voices. Piece ends with bars 1-12 being sung last. Ending: voice parts drop out one by one, or alternate ending is used with additional material. Except for the first entry, the first two notes of bar 1 may be sung an octave higher.
Text note
Text from B .A. Braley's English translation of Resonet in Laudibus