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e. Anglican church music is music that is written for Christian worship in Anglican religious services, forming part of the liturgy. It mostly consists of pieces written to be sung by a church choir, which may sing a cappella or accompanied by an organ . Anglican music forms an important part of traditional worship not only in the Church of ...
Messiah ( HWV 56) [ 1][ n 1] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [ n 2] by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception ...
Operas. Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks (1910–14; revised 1924, 1933, 1956). Romantic ballad opera in 2 acts, with libretto by Harold Child (later revised by Ralph and Ursula Vaughan Williams) Sir John in Love (1924–28). Opera in 4 acts, based on The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare with interpolations from other authors.
Peter Pan (1950) Wonderful Town (1953) West Side Story (1957) A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1958, collaboration) The Race to Urga (1969 - incomplete) "By Bernstein" (a Revue) (1975) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976) The Madwoman of Central Park West (contributed to 1979)
Invention – Short composition in two-part counterpoint, usually for a keyboard instrument. Lament – Song expressing grief or sorrow. Mass – Sacred musical composition of the Eucharistic liturgy. Motet – Polyphonic choral composition based on a sacred text. Opera – Dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and ...
No. 2 "Das Heimweh: Was ist's das mir den Atem hemmet" (composed by Fanny Mendelssohn, but published under Felix's name) [ 1] No. 3 "Italien: Schöner und schöner schmückt sich" (composed by Fanny Mendelssohn) [ 1] No. 4 "Erntelied: Es ist ein Schnitter, der heißt Tod" (MWV K 37) No. 5 "Pilgerspruch: Laß dich nur nichts nicht dauern" (MWV K ...
A chorale concerto is a sacred concerto based on a Lutheran chorale. [1] There were two basic types of chorale concerto: A simple composition for voice and basso continuo, sometimes with an obbligato solo instrument; A more elaborate polychoral setting, directly related to the music of the Venetian School, and often modeled after the work of ...
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries.Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of ...