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She just wanted an angel to come to take her away from all this." Prine believes he likely was drawn to Montgomery as the song's setting by virtue of being a fan of Hank Williams, who had ties to that city. [2] Angel from Montgomery was the original title of the Cherie Bennett/Jeff Gottesfeld screenplay that became the 2006 movie Broken Bridges ...
Sancta Civitas (The Holy City) is an oratorio by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Written between 1923 and 1925, it was his first major work since the Mass in G minor two years previously. Vaughan Williams began working on the piece from a rented furnished house in the village of Danbury, Essex, found for him by his former pupil, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs. [1]
The song is mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses (1922). [5] It gained renewed popularity when it was sung by Jeanette MacDonald in the 1936 hit film San Francisco . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The melody formed the basis of a Spiritual titled Hosanna , which in turn was the basis for the opening of Duke Ellington 's " Black and Tan Fantasy ".
His uncle Michael Maybrick was organist at St Peter's, wrote sacred music, and conducted the Liverpool Choral Society. Having become proficient on the piano by the age of eight, the young Maybrick studied the organ with W. T. Best and at the age of fifteen became organist of St Peter's; he also wrote anthems and had a work performed in London. [3]
The song was one of multiple holiday classics Eilish performed during her sold-out stint at the Kia Forum. Hear the angel voice! Watch Billie Eilish perform 'O Holy Night' at final concert of the year
Rutter, who composed many works to celebrate Christmas, wrote his own text for Angels' Carol, beginning "Have you heard the sound of the angel voices". [1] The text alludes to several aspects of the Christmas story, with the Latin refrain "Gloria in excelsis Deo" from the angels' song mentioned in the Gospel of Luke narration of the annunciation to the shepherds.
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