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REVALUING POLITICAL CHORAL MUSIC FOR MODERN PERFORMANCE





           In the Schlusschor’s seven-verse hymn-like structure   God! Our helper in ages past,
         the full chorus, alternating phrases with the soloists,   He is our father still;
         again assumes the role of “The People” with the audi-    He consecrates the Fatherland’s heroes in
         ence invited to join on each refrain. Proclaiming their     danger,
         allegiance to God and the Kaiser, their preference for   And the Kaiser will be the pattern
         death over servitude, and their eternal resistance to the   For our grandchildren in years to come!

         unnamed aggressor (Napoleon), the final chorus con-       (Figures 4a and 4b on page 38)
         cludes with a rousing verse:


































































        CHORAL JOURNAL  April 2021                                                                   Volume 61  Number 9          37
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