Hodie | |
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Cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams | |
Occasion | Christmas |
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Composed | 1953 | –1954
Dedication | Herbert Howells |
Performed | 8 September 1954 |
Movements | 16 |
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Hodie (This Day) is a cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Composed between 1953 and 1954, it is the composer's last major choral-orchestral composition, and was premiered under his baton at Worcester Cathedral, as part of the Three Choirs Festival, on 8 September 1954. The piece is dedicated to Herbert Howells. The cantata, in 16 movements, is scored for chorus, boys' choir, organ and orchestra, and features tenor, baritone, and soprano soloists.