* 1946: Leo Sowerby, The Canticle of the Sun

The cellist in Sofia Gubaidulina's The Canticle of the Sun plays a flexatone in the middle of the piece.

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* The Canticle of the Sun ( 1997 ) and Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion ( 1994 ).

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The Canticle of the Sun, also known as the Laudes Creaturarum ( Praise of the Creatures ), is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi.

The Canticle of the Sun in its praise of God thanks Him for such creations as " Brother Fire " and " Sister Water ".

Historically, the " Canticle of the Sun " is first mentioned in the Vita Prima of Thomas of Celano, in 1228.

* The Canticle of the Sun ( 1997 ) and Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion ( 1994 ).

* Amy Beach: Canticle of the Sun ( l998 ) by the Capitol Hill Choral Society, conducted by Betty Buchanan ( Albany Records ).