Here is a draft of newly composed vocal harmonies for Concordi Laetitia. I might add a four-part harmony later. I am not sure about whether I will keep the alto line E to D suspension in the last line which creates that D-E-F cluster; might have to wait for hearing actual voices give it a go.
Any feedback welcome; also, please let me know if this is useful to you at church.
EDIT: added the fourth part, score and recording posted below.
“I will keep the alto line E to D suspension in the last line which creates that D-E-F cluster; might have to wait for hearing actual voices give it a go.”
That suspension really bears very little to Whitacre's compositional language in my view; it's very conventional voice-leading, and looks more esoteric than it is because of the close position.
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