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The melody in neume notation " Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is a Christian hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn [1] [2] /Hymn of the Angels. [3]
As with other choral pieces the composer, Vivaldi, wrote many introduzioni (introductory motets) that were to be performed before the Gloria itself. Four introduzioni exist for these Glorias: Cur Sagittas (RV 637), Jubilate, o amoeni cori (RV 639) (the last movement of which is compositionally tied with the first movement of RV 588), Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores (RV 640), and Ostro Picta (RV 642).
Soli Deo gloria is a Latin term for Glory to God alone. It has been used by artists like Johann Sebastian Bach , George Frideric Handel , and Christoph Graupner to signify that the work was produced for the sake of praising God .
"Gloria" is a song by rock band U2. It is the opening track and second single from the band's 1981 album, October . It features a chorus sung in Latin , from the liturgical " Gloria in Excelsis Deo ".
A Latin chant setting of the Gloria Patri from the Liber Usualis, with two euouae alternatives. The Gloria Patri, also known in English as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies.
John Rutter's Gloria is a musical setting of parts of the Latin Gloria. He composed it in 1974 on a commission from Mel Olson , and conducted the premiere in Omaha, Nebraska . He structured the text in three movements and scored it for choir, brass, percussion and organ, with an alternative version for choir and orchestra.
Gloria (HWV deest, the Latin word meaning "missing"), is a work which was missing from the Handel thematic catalog, but was discovered at the Royal Academy of Music's library in 2001. [ 1 ] Handel may have composed Gloria , a demanding piece for a coloratura voice , two violins and basso continuo , during his early years in Germany prior to his ...
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