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Although there had been earlier examples, like Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera Zoroastre (1749), whose librettist Louis de Cahusac was a Freemason, the masonic music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is among the best-known of its kind. Mozart's opera The Magic Flute and his incidental music to Thamos, King of Egypt have masonic connections. [3]
This page provides links to alphabetized lists of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement, while others have not made their membership public.
Freemason, who with other Freemasons founded the "German Union" or the "Two and Twenty" society at Halle. [10] Michael Baigent (1948–2013), British author and former editor of Freemasonry Today. Lodge of Economy No 76, Winchester. [69] Carl Edward Bailey (1894–1948), 31st governor of Arkansas. Received 32° at Little Rock, 25 May 1928. [10]
Tradition places him as grand master of English Freemasons from 1633 to 1635, and the claim is in accordance with the accounts of Anderson and Preston. [1] Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham [152] Clarence Chesterfield Howerton (1913–1975), also known as Major Mite, American circus performer, 0.72 m (2 ft 4 1⁄2 in) tall.
The whole system is transmitted to initiates through the medium of Masonic ritual, which consists of lectures and allegorical plays. [2] Common to all of Freemasonry is the three grade system of Craft or Blue Lodge freemasonry, whose allegory is centred on the building of the Temple of Solomon, and the story of the chief architect, Hiram Abiff. [3]
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Composers who specifically wrote masonic music, i.e. music for masonic rituals and ceremonies, as evidenced by sourced references in their home articles. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
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