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The first performance of the complete set of six songs was at a memorial service to Parry held in the chapel of Exeter College, Oxford on 23 February 1919, four months after his death. [1] Songs from the Songs of Farewell are now part of the repertoire of Anglican church music and are often sung as anthems at services in churches and cathedrals ...
Hymn, "God of all created things", p. 1902; ... Six Motets, Songs of Farewell p. 1916–1918 [1. My soul, there is a country / words by Henry Vaughan. 2.
Sweet Cootehill Town" is another traditional farewell song, this time involving a man leaving Ireland to go to America. The tune appeared, with sacred lyrics, in 19th century American tunebooks. "Shouting Hymn" in Jeremiah Ingalls's Christian Harmony (1805) is a related tune. [25]
"Shalom chaverim" has been adapted to be sung in other languages, such as English, "Farewell, good friends" and "Shalom, my friends", [7] and German, "Der Friede des Herrn geleite euch" (The peace of the Lord be your guide). [1] The song became popular and remains popular, often sung in Hebrew in foreign countries. [1] [7]
The tune of the song first became known in 1913 when it was published by W.H. Paling and Co as a piano-variations piece in Australia, called "Swiss Cradle Song" and credited to "Clement Scott". Some sources say that after a tour of New Zealand, the British music critic and travel writer Clement Scott wrote the tune to the "Swiss Cradle Song". [2]
The song was first published in 1913 with the title "Farewell Song" in a six-song songbook by Dick Burnett, titled Songs Sung by R. D. Burnett—The Blind Man—Monticello, Kentucky. [2] There exists some uncertainty as to whether Dick Burnett is the original writer. In an interview he gave toward the end of his life, he was asked about the song:
"Fair Harvard" is the alma mater of Harvard University. Written by the Reverend Samuel Gilman of the class of 1811 for the university's 200th anniversary in 1836, it bids the school an affectionate farewell.
The swan song (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song just before their death while they have been silent (or alternatively not so musical ...