A joyous homophonic
setting of the Te Deum
by Queen Victoria's
husband, HRH Albert,
Prince Consort (1819-
61). An easy piece for
the average SATB choir.
The multi-talented
Prince Albert wrote a
considerable amount of
music, mainly song and
choral, during his short
life. Most of his work
was published as The
Collected Compositions
of HRH Prince Albert,
ed. W.G.Cusins
(London, n.d. [1882]).
Cusins, Master of ...(+)
A joyous homophonic
setting of the Te Deum
by Queen Victoria's
husband, HRH Albert,
Prince Consort (1819-
61). An easy piece for
the average SATB choir.
The multi-talented
Prince Albert wrote a
considerable amount of
music, mainly song and
choral, during his short
life. Most of his work
was published as The
Collected Compositions
of HRH Prince Albert,
ed. W.G.Cusins
(London, n.d. [1882]).
Cusins, Master of the
Queen's Musick and
Queen Victoria's private
organist, had known the
Prince well, so the
edition carries
considerable authority.
The present edition
uses Cusins as copy-
text, modernising the
original's alto and tenor
clefs, and adding tempo
markings. N.B. All
editorial additions are
marked by round or,
occasionally, square,
brackets.