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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 ...
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 ...
The Quattro pezzi sacri ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkwattro ˈpɛttsi ˈsaːkri], Four Sacred Pieces) are choral works by Giuseppe Verdi. Written separately during the last decades of the composer's life and with different origins and purposes, they were nevertheless published together in 1898 by Casa Ricordi. They are often performed as a ...
Choral: sacred — Ave verum en ré majeur: Ave verum in D major: for female chorus, organ and horn obbligato: Choral: sacred — Neuf chants religieux latins: 9 Sacred Latin Chants: Choral: sacred — Psaume CXXXVI "Super flumina Babylonis" Psalm 136 "Super flumina Babylonis" for chorus: Choral: sacred — Six chœurs religieux: 6 Sacred ...
Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap with ritual music, which is music, sacred or not, performed or composed for or as ritual. Religious songs have been described as a source of strength, as well as a means of easing pain, improving ...
The word oratorio comes from the Latin verb ōrō (present infinitive ōrāre ), meaning to orate or speak publicly, to pray, or to beg or plead, related to the Attic Greek noun ἀρά ( ará, “prayer”). [ 1][ 4] (Hence the disambiguation entry for 'oratory', including oratory (worship) .) The musical composition was "named from the kind ...
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.