Todd, Will - Let all mortal flesh keep silence (from Three jazz hymns)

Composer’s note

The Three jazz hymns were arranged for Andrew Earis and choirs of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London for various services and BBC broadcasts from that church. The setting of 'Let all mortal flesh keep silence' is structured to gradually build layers over the moody piano chords and the pedal harmony. At the end the music should be very big as it reaches the final ‘Lord most high’. Like the other settings, the use of other jazz instruments will enhance the impact of this arrangement.

The hymns can be performed using the supplied piano part or embellished using the chord symbols above. Double bass may also be used in addition to piano, again following the supplied chord symbols, and parts for optional jazz ensemble are available (see www.boosey.com/JazzHymns). Performers of these hymns should feel free to include the congregation or audience in imaginative ways.

Three jazz hymns, which contains 'Come down, O Love divine' (Down Ampney), 'God is Love'/'Love Divine' (Blaenwern) and 'Let all mortal flesh keep silence' (Picardy) is available on sale in print only, ISMN 979-0-060-13641-2.

'God is Love'/'Love Divine' is also available digitally, ISMN 979-0-060-15066-1.