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  2. Te Deum - Wikipedia

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    Te Deum stained glass window by Christopher Whall at St Mary's church, Ware, Hertfordshire. The Te Deum (/ t eɪ ˈ d eɪ əm / or / t iː ˈ d iː əm /, [1] [2] Latin: [te ˈde.um]; from its incipit, Te Deum laudamus (Latin for 'Thee, God, we praise')) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to a date before AD 500, but perhaps with antecedents that place it much earlier. [3]

  3. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name - Wikipedia

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    "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" (original German: "Großer Gott, wir loben dich") is a Christian hymn, a paraphrase of the Te Deum. The German Catholic priest Ignaz Franz wrote the original German lyrics in 1771 as a paraphrase of the Te Deum, a Christian hymn in Latin from the 4th century. It became an inherent part of major Christian ...

  4. Festival Te Deum (Britten) - Wikipedia

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    The Festival Te Deum, Op. 32, a sacred choral piece by the English composer Benjamin Britten, is a setting of the Te Deum from the Book of Common Prayer. It was composed in 1944 to celebrate the centenary of St Mark's Church, Swindon , and was first performed there in 1945.

  5. Symphony No. 3 (Milhaud) - Wikipedia

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    The chorus joins without words in Movement II; only in the finale is the Latin text of the Te Deum sung. [1] This symphony is not to be confused with Milhaud's Chamber Symphony No. 3 "Sérénade," op. 71 (1921). Milhaud's Third Symphony has a total running time of about 27 minutes. The descriptive titles of the movements are as follows:

  6. Te Deum (Charpentier) - Wikipedia

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    Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed six Te Deum settings, but only four of them have survived (H.145, H.146, H.147, H.148). [1] Largely because of the great popularity of its prelude, the best known is the Te Deum in D major, H.146, written as a grand motet for soloists, choir, and instrumental accompaniment probably between 1688 and 1698, during Charpentier's stay at the Jesuit Church of Saint ...

  7. Anglican chant - Wikipedia

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    Anglican chant, also known as English chant, [1] [2] is a way to sing unmetrical texts, including psalms and canticles from the Bible, by matching the natural speech-rhythm of the words to the notes of a simple harmonized melody. [3] This distinctive type of chant is a significant element of Anglican church music.

  8. Dettingen Te Deum - Wikipedia

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    The Te Deum for the Victory at the Battle of Dettingen in D major, HWV 283, is the fifth and last setting by George Frideric Handel of the 4th-century Ambrosian hymn, Te Deum, or We Praise Thee, O God. He wrote it in 1743, only a month after the battle itself, during which Britain and its allies Hannover and Austria soundly routed the French.

  9. Queen Caroline Te Deum - Wikipedia

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    The Te Deum was performed in the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace in that same month, on the 26th, and again on 17 October. [2] Since Caroline later became Queen as consort of George II, the Te Deum composed to give thanks for her safe arrival in Britain became known as the "Queen Caroline" Te Deum. George I attended the performance of the Te ...