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Kyrie XI ("orbis factor")—a fairly ornamented setting of the Kyrie in Gregorian chant—from the Liber Usualis. Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek Κύριε, vocative case of Κύριος (), is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called the Kyrie eleison (/ ˈ k ɪr i. eɪ ɛ ˈ l eɪ. i s ɒ n / KEER-ee-ay el-AY-eess-on; Ancient Greek: Κύριε ἐλέησον ...
"Kyrie" is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, from their album Welcome to the Real World. Released around Christmas in 1985, it hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks.
The Kyrie opens like a symphony in sonata form, with a slow introduction before moving on to the main theme. The "Kyrie Eleison" (Lord have Mercy) part is given more importance—the "Christe Eleison" occupies just four bars. The Gloria is a little choral symphony in the form Vivace–Adagio–Allegro (Fast–Slow–Fast).
It is believed to be the oldest religious hymn or patriotic anthem in the Polish language, [1] which was traditionally sung in Old Polish with the Greek phrase Kyrie eleison – "Lord, have mercy". While its origin is not entirely clear, several scholars agree that Saint Adalbert of Prague is the likely author. [2]
Kyrie Adagio (ossia Largo), C major, common time "Kyrie eleison" Allegro con spirito, C major, common time "Christe eleison" Allegretto, A minor, 3/4 "Kyrie eleison" Vivace, C major, common time; Gloria Allegro di molto, C major, 3/4 "Laudamus te, benedicimus te" Moderato, G major, common time "Gratias agimus" Alla breve, E minor, cut time
Apart from the 1733 Mass for the Dresden court (later incorporated in the Mass in B minor), Johann Sebastian Bach wrote four further Kyrie–Gloria Masses, BWV 233–236. These compositions, consisting of the first two sections of the Mass ordinary (i.e. the Kyrie and the Gloria ), have been indicated as Missae breves (Latin for "short masses ...
In the four stanzas of four lines each, "Herr, erbarme dich" (Lord, have mercy) is the final line in every stanza, [7] which is the German version of the liturgical Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison of the mass, a regular part of also of Protestant church services.
A second appellation begins in measure 18 in C major, marked pppp for "Kyrie" but with another sudden forte and decrescendo for "eleison". [24] Beginning of the a cappella "Christe eleison" The middle section, "Christe eleison", is a double canon in an archaizing style.