▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁The ▁piece ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁with ▁organ ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁at ▁St . ▁Bar th ol ome w ' s ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁orch est ral ▁version ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁the ▁To led o ▁Ch oral ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁N obil iss ima ▁Vis ione ▁( 1 9 3 8 ), ▁a ▁bal let ▁by ▁Paul ▁Hin dem ith ▁about ▁Francis , ▁references ▁the ▁Cant icle ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁section . ▁ ▁Leo ▁S ower by ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 6 8 ) ▁set ▁Matthew ▁Arnold ' s ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Cant icle ▁for ▁ch orus ▁and ▁or chestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( The ▁Cant icle ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ); ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Music ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Martin ▁Lo eff ler ▁( 1 8 6 1 – 1 9 3 5 ) ▁set ▁a ▁modern ▁Italian ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Um b rian ▁dialect ▁text ▁for ▁solo ists ▁and ▁chamber ▁or chestra ▁ca . ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁which ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁concert ▁as ▁S ower by ' s ▁setting . ▁ ▁La udes ▁Cre atur ar um ▁was ▁also ▁been ▁set ▁to ▁music , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁by ▁German ▁composer ▁Carl ▁Or ff . ▁ ▁American