Other notes - Bainton

London-born Edgar Bainton studied composition with Stanford at the Royal College of Music, and composed alongside a career as pianist and conservatory professor. A setting of words from the final pages of Chrisitan scripture,  "And I saw a new heaven" (1928) is a staple of church choirs around the world. Harmonically, the piece moves between its initial D-minor-modal world, and a lushly chromatic late-Romantic D major that gradually takes over. Aside from the fanfare-like declamation of "Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with man", the choral writing is defined by a gentle lyricism, supported by subtly dovetailed fluid lines.