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Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians. [1]
The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church: being a collection of hymns, sacred songs and chants (5th ed.) (1877) [350] [351] New hymn and tune book (1889) [ 352 ] African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book: adapted to the doctrine and usages of the church.
A variety of musical terms is encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings.
The reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnodist, regarded music and especially hymns in German as important means for the development of faith.. Luther wrote songs for occasions of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas, Purification, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity), hymns on topics of the catechism (Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, creed, baptism, confession, Eucharist), paraphrases of ...
Vaughan Williams was the musical editor [17] of the English Hymnal of 1906, and the co-editor with Martin Shaw of Songs of Praise of 1925 and the Oxford Book of Carols of 1928, all in collaboration with Percy Dearmer. In addition to arranging many pre-existing hymn tunes and creating hymn tunes based on folk songs, he wrote several original ...
A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). They are used in congregational singing . A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Christian history); written melodies are extra, and more recently harmony parts have also been provided.
Three songs and a trio written as part of a private arrangement of John Milton's masque Comus. [2] 45 Alceste: Not performed A masque which was written for an unproduced play by Tobias Smollett. Music composed between December 1749 and January 1750. 218 Love's but the frailty of the mind: 17 March 1740 Drury Lane Theatre, London
I Hate Music: A cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano and Piano (1943) Big Stuff, sung by Billie Holiday (1944) Afterthought, study for the ballet "Facsimile" for Soprano and Piano or Orchestra (1945) La Bonne Cuisine: Four Recipes for Voice and Piano (1947) Two Love Songs on Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke for Voice and Piano (1949)