The two syllables of "abroad" are sung to a large interval (a sixth: E to C#), and this musical breadth gives a sense of the word's meaning.
Friday, September 18, 2020
"Christ the Eternal Lord"
Last November, I noticed a small feature in "Christ the Eternal Lord," sung to the tune "Diademata." In the third verse, there are the lines "Inspire our hearts, we pray, / To tell Your love abroad." The second of those two lines is sung to this phrase:
The two syllables of "abroad" are sung to a large interval (a sixth: E to C#), and this musical breadth gives a sense of the word's meaning.
The two syllables of "abroad" are sung to a large interval (a sixth: E to C#), and this musical breadth gives a sense of the word's meaning.
