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Coe Fen and Sheep's Green form a natural area that was once important for the commercial activity of Cambridge. [1] There were up to three watermills in the area. The land between the artificially raised banks of the watercourses was liable to flooding and thus only suitable for grazing (cows on Coe Fen, sheep on Sheep's Green, hence the names).
The hymn tune Nottingham is an arrangement derived from the Kyrie at the opening of the work. It is possible that the tune took its name because it was arranged by a musician living in Nottingham. [5] In several hymn books the tune, sometimes known as Mozart, is still attributed to Mozart, whilst in others it is attributed to Wenzel Müller. [6]
A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part (or more) harmony , a fast harmonic rhythm (chords change frequently), with or without refrain or chorus.
This hymnal "consisted entirely of versions of Latin hymns, designed for use as Office hymns within the Anglican Church despite the fact that Office hymns had no part in the authorized liturgy. The music was drawn chiefly from plainchant", as was the case with the Veni Emmanuel tune for "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", the combination of which has ...
The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [2] A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist. The singing or composition of hymns is called hymnody. Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymn books. Hymns may or may not include instrumental accompaniment. Polyhymnia is the Greco/Roman goddess of ...
The original text of the hymn has been from time to time attributed to various groups and individuals, including St. Bonaventure in the 13th century or King John IV of Portugal in the 17th, though it was more commonly believed that the text was written by Cistercian monks – the German, Portuguese or Spanish provinces of that order having at various times been credited.
Dha (𑂡) is a consonant of the Kaithi abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Siddhaṃ letter Dha . Like in other Indic scripts, Kaithi consonants have the inherent vowel "a", and take one of several modifying vowel signs to represent syllables with another vowel or no vowel at all.
Jaijaivanti or Jaijaiwanti is a Hindustani classical raga belonging to Khamaj Thaat. [1] According to the Guru Granth Sahib, this raga is a mixture of two others: Bilaval and Sorath.