canasg choral music publishing - The earth is turning

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The earth is turning

based on a chant of unknown origin

set to music by Sheena Phillips
for unaccompanied SATB chorus

SATB performance time approx 4m 00s

Composer’s note

I came across this beautiful chant through a choral warm-up exercise taught by Gordon Franklin at Columbus State Community College, and immediately had visions of a more extended version of it. Here's the result - hopefully a mesmeric depiction of the ceaseless rhythm of the earth on its journey through space.

Music

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Words

The earth is turning

The earth is turning,
Turning always round to morning,
And from morning round to night.

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