[2] A review noted: What he has created is a joyous, theatrical piece of music, from the opening Bernstein/Gershwinesque rhythmic fanfare, through a sweeping, lyrical vocal line to a march-like Sanctus with the massed voices emulating the beat of percussion's drum, and trumpets spiralling over the top in a Penny Lane-style voluntary.

[1] The piece is scored for mixed choir SATB and an orchestra of strings, two trumpets and four percussionists,[1] playing timpani, glockenspiel and xylophone, bass drum, cymbal and suspended cymbal, and side drum.

The choir is four-part SATB, with the exception of one chord where both women and men are divided in three groups.

The following table shows the sections with their incipit, the translation from the Book of Common Prayer, tempo marking, key and time signature, as provided in the vocal score.

[2] Te Deum is featured on a CD, together with Gloria, sung by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.