Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was an Afro-British composer and conductor. During his 1904 tour of the United States, he was received at the White House by Theodore Roosevelt, a rare honor at the time for a person of African descent. Coleridge-Taylor drew inspiration from traditional African music and integrated it into the classical tradition. Benedictus is a movement from his 1899 work, Morning and Evening Service in F.

• Play each part separately, then all combinations of two parts.
• Play the soprano and alto parts with your right hand.
• Play the tenor and bass parts with your left hand.
• Play all four parts together, using the right hand for the soprano and alto and the left hand for the tenor and bass.

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