| Benedicite | |
|---|---|
| Choral music by Andrew Carter | |
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| Related | Excerpt Bless the Lord |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Benedicite |
| Dedication | Andrew Fairbairns |
| Performed | 5 November 1989: Queen's Hall |
| Published | 1991: University of Oxford |
| Duration | 35:00 |
| Movements | 9 |
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Benedicite is a composition for choir, children's choir and orchestra by Andrew Carter. He set the hymn Benedicite from the Book of Common Prayer, and additional free texts based on the model in three movements for unison children's choir. The work was published in 1991 and dedicated to Andrew Fairbairns. A subset of the music for children's choir was published as Bless the Lord.