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AND I SAW A NEW HEAVEN 

Completion: June 13th 1928. 

Published: Novello 1925, S.A.T.B. and Organ, whereabouts of MS unknown. 

First performance: currently untraced nevertheless widely performed as the composer's most well-known work. 

Recordings: Many from around the world. Also used for special occasions, such as the Royal Maundy Service, April 12th 1979, and the Hillsborough Memorial Service, Liverpool Cathedral, April 1989. 

Average timing; 4 ½ minutes. 

Additional comments: Although normally performed with organ the conductor Guy Scott-Turner has prepared an accompaniment for orchestra: 222(Bb)2/223+ Tuba/Timp/strings.

A copy of the score is held by the Edgar Bainton Society (EBS). Enquiries to Guy Scott-Turner via the Society. 

Information provided by: 
The Edgar Bainton (UK) Society, 
The Studio, 
7, Mount Road, 
STOURBRIDGE DY8 1HZ, England. 

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