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  2. Saint Cecilia - Wikipedia

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    The Martyrdom of St Cecilia by Carlo Saraceni (c. 1610) Cecilia symbolizes the central role of music in the liturgy. [10] The Cistercian nuns of the convent nearby Santa Cecilia in Trastevere shear lambs' wool to be woven in the palliums of new metropolitan archbishops. The lambs are raised by the Trappists of the Abbey Tre Fontane in Rome.

  3. Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel song) - Wikipedia

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    "Cecilia" is a song by American musical duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was released in April 1970 as the third single from the duo's fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Written by Paul Simon , the song's origins lie in a late-night party, in which the duo and friends began banging on a piano bench .

  4. Cecilia - Wikipedia

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    The name "Cecilia" applied generally to Roman women who belonged to the plebeian clan of the Caecilii. Legends and hagiographies, mistaking it for a personal name, suggest fanciful etymologies. Legends and hagiographies, mistaking it for a personal name, suggest fanciful etymologies.

  5. Hail! Bright Cecilia - Wikipedia

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    Brady's poem was derived from John Dryden's "A Song for St Cecilia's Day" of 1687. Following Dryden, Brady extols the birth and personality of musical instruments, including the idea that Cecilia invented the organ (see note 1). Purcell responds to the text by giving emphasis to the colours and dramatic possibilities of the baroque orchestra.

  6. The Second Nun's Tale - Wikipedia

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    Cecilia's body is a symbol for her unwavering faith, and devotion. It refuses to give in to the pain inflicted by her oppressor, Almachius, just like how Cecilia refuses to give in to his psychological tortures. Cecilia's body's ability to maintain its chastity can also be seen as noteworthy.

  7. Hymn to St Cecilia - Wikipedia

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    Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 is a choral piece by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), a setting of a poem by W. H. Auden written between 1940 and 1942. Auden's original title was "Three Songs for St. Cecilia's Day", and he later published the poem as "Anthem for St. Cecilia’s Day (for Benjamin Britten)".

  8. Celia (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Cecilia, Cecelia, Celeste, Celestina, Celie Celia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, as well as a nickname for Cecilia , Cecelia , Celeste , or Celestina. The name is often derived from the Roman family name Caelius , thought to originate in the Latin caelum ("heaven").

  9. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day - Wikipedia

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    According to Samuel Johnson: "In his first ode for Cecilia's day, which is lost in the splendor of the second, there are passages which would have dignified any other poet. The first stanza is vigorous and elegant, though the word diapason is too technical, and the rhymes are too remote from one another." [4] From harmony, from heavenly harmony,