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The 29 verses of the hymn date from the 19th century and are intended to represent a lullaby for the Christ Child by the Blessed Virgin. The same hymn was popularised throughout the Anglosphere during the early 20th century by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser as an art song with translated lyrics and the title The Christ-Child's Lullaby.
"The Dream Isaiah Saw" is a contemporary classical choral Christmas song, commissioned by the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh and composed in 2001 by Glenn L. Rudolph to the lyrics of Thomas H. Troeger's 1994 hymn "Lions and Oxen Will Feed in the Hay." It has become a holiday favorite.
(The apparition of St. Michael at Gargano is observed on May 8.) [4] In 1817 Pope Pius VII granted an indulgence of 200 days once a day for saying the hymn (including antiphon and prayer) with a contrite heart and devotion, in honor of St. Michael the Archangel in order to obtain his patronage and protection against the assaults of the enemy of ...
A Christmas Carol − So now is come our Joyful'st Feast − Unison song for voices and piano (1958) A Hymn for St. Cecilia for SATB & Organ (1960) Coventry Antiphon for SATB & Organ (1961) A Sequence for St. Michael for SATB & Organ (1961) Take Him, Earth, for cherishing − Motet in memory of J. F. Kennedy, for SATB unaccompanied (MS dated ...
Sir Stephen John Cleobury CBE (/ ˈ k l iː b ər i / KLEE-bər-ee; 31 December 1948 – 22 November 2019) [1] [2] was an English organist and music director.He worked with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where he served as music director from 1982 to 2019, and with the BBC Singers.
Four chorale cantatas use text and/or melody of a hymn in that early publication (BWV 2, 9, 38 and 117). Another 1524 hymnal is the Erfurt Enchiridion: BWV 62, 91, 96, 114, 121 and 178 are based on hymns from that publication. BWV 14, and 125 were based on hymns from Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn, also published in 1524.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Lesley Nicol describes being part of this year’s 90-minute “Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” special as a “mind-blowing” experience. The actress ...
The Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12, by Camille Saint-Saëns, also known as his Christmas Oratorio, is a cantata-like work scored for soloists, chorus, organ, strings and harp. While an organist at La Madeleine , Saint-Saëns wrote the Christmas oratorio in less than a fortnight, completing it ten days before its premiere on Christmas 1858. [ 1 ]