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The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [2] A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist. The singing or composition of hymns is called hymnody. Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymn books. Hymns may or may not include instrumental accompaniment. Polyhymnia is the Greco/Roman goddess of ...
In setting the four hymns to music, Vaughan Williams chose poems by Jeremy Taylor, Isaac Watts, Richard Crashaw, and Robert Bridges (a translation from the Greek). The cycle is sometimes called Four Hymns for Tenor and Strings and performed in an orchestrated version with a string orchestra replacing the piano part.
Cantique de Jean Racine (Chant by Jean Racine), Op. 11, is a composition for mixed choir and piano or organ by Gabriel Fauré.The text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Word, one with the Highest"), is a French paraphrase by Jean Racine of a Latin hymn from the breviary for matins, Consors paterni luminis.
List of hymns by George Frideric Handel HWV Title Voice Composed Notes Text 202 Künft'ger Zeiten eitler Kummer Soprano London, c. 1724–26 by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott." 203 Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen Soprano London, c. 1724–26 by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott." 204
The work celebrates the end of the Napoleonic Wars, essentially the same conflict that gave rise to Haydn's original hymn. It is seldom performed today. [9] Carl Czerny wrote Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" for piano and orchestra or piano and string quartet, his Op. 73 (1824). [10]
Hymn: Largo cantabile, from A Set of Three Short Pieces (1904) Hallowe'en (1914) In Re Con Moto et al. (1916), for violin, viola, bass, and piano, world premiere given in February 1966 at Carnegie Hall [5] Largo for Violin and Piano (1901) Largo for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1934? arrangement of Largo for violin and piano) Largo Risoluto No ...