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' A rose has sprung up ') is a Christmas carol and Marian hymn of German origin. It is most commonly translated into English as "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" and is also called "A Spotless Rose" and "Behold a Rose of Judah". The rose in the German text is a symbolic reference to the Virgin Mary.
Nuper rosarum flores ("Recently Flowers of Roses/The Rose Blossoms Recently"), is a motet composed by Guillaume Dufay for the 25 March 1436 consecration of the Florence Cathedral, on the occasion of the completion of the dome built under the instructions of Filippo Brunelleschi.
The Magnificat by John Rutter is a musical setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990.The extended composition in seven movements "for soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, mixed choir, and orchestra (or chamber ensemble)" [1] is based on the Latin text, interspersed with "Of a Rose, a lovely Rose", an anonymous English poem on Marian themes, the beginning of the Sanctus and a ...
In the four motets, Duruflé based his music on Gregorian chant. He combines the chant lines with a polyphonic setting. [3] The chant is always present in one or more voices. [2] The music has been described as "rich in subtle harmonies, well-written for voices, and reminiscent of impressionism". [4]
Original edition of Satie's score for the Sonneries de la Rose + Croix (1892). Trois sonneries de la Rose+Croix ("Three Sonneries of the Rose+Cross") is a piano composition by Erik Satie, first published in 1892, while he was composer and chapel-master of the Rosicrucian " Ordre de la Rose-Croix Catholique, du Temple et du Graal", led by Sâr Joséphin Péladan.
Pan et la Syrinx for soprano, baritone, vocal quartet and wind quartet and piano, Op. 130 (1934); words by Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis, Paul Claudel; Cantate de l'Homme for vocal quartet, reciter and chamber ensemble, Op. 164 (1937); words by Robert Desnos; Prends cette rose for soprano, tenor and orchestra, Op. 183 (1937); words by Pierre ...
Roman Catholic Gaudete Sunday Mass in which the priest is wearing the customary rose vestments. The season of Advent originated as a fast of 40 days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of Saint Martin (11 November), whence it was often called Saint Martin's Lent, a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century.
The Salve Regina in solemn tone, Gregorian chant notation The " Salve Regina " ( / ˌ s æ l v eɪ r ə ˈ dʒ iː n ə / SAL -vay rə- JEE -nə , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈsalve reˈdʒina] ; meaning "Hail Queen"), also known as the " Hail Holy Queen ", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the ...