The Gloria section was kind of daunting because there are suddenly SO MANY WORDS to set.

This one is almost all in strictly two-part singing or just one, and features more fifths 😀  It’s got call and response type ideas and uses the Gloria in excelsis Deo itself as a kind of refrain.  For this (and the Sanctus) I was thinking a little of the Estonian runic songs and work songs, also often sung by women with a leader and responses.  I also wanted to do something upbeat and bouncy!  (Except for the little bit of chant-style in the middle.)

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