Ecce Sacerdos Magnus (Elgar, Edward)

Composition Year	1888
Genre Categories	Motets; For 4 voices, organ; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the organ; For mixed chorus, organ; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For chorus with keyboard; Latin language

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Publisher. Info.	London: Cary & Co., c.1960?. Plate 1190.
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Work Title	Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
Alternative. Title	Behold a great priest
Composer	Elgar, Edward
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IEE 182
Key	G major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1888
First Performance.	1888-10-09 in St. George's Church, Worcester
First Publication.	1888, Cary & Co.
Librettist	Ecclesiasticus 44: 16-17
Language	Latin
Dedication	Hubert Leicester
Average DurationAvg. Duration	4 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	mixed chorus (SATB), organ
Extra Information	Hubert Leicester was choirmaster of St George’s Roman Catholic Church, Worcester. Composed for a visit to the church of the Bishop of Birmingham in October 1888.