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

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    In the 1730s, Handel wrote new musical scores for both "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day" and Dryden's second ode on the same theme, "Alexander's Feast" (1697). [6] In 1958, American composer Norman Dello Joio once again put the ode to music in his cantata for mixed voices and piano or brass instruments, and called it "To Saint Cecilia".

  3. Magnificat - Wikipedia

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    The balance of the opening two lines bursts out into a dual Magnificat of declaring the greatness of and finding delight in God. The third stanza again demonstrates parallelism, but in this instance, three contrasting parallels: the proud are reversed by the low estate, the mighty by those of low degree, and the rich by the hungry.

  4. Alexander's Feast (Dryden poem) - Wikipedia

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    The main body of the poem describes the feast given by Alexander the Great at the Persian capital Persepolis, after his defeat of Darius in 331 BC. [1] Alexander's bard Timotheus sings praises of him. Alexander's emotions are manipulated by the singer's poetry and music. Timotheus glorifies him as a god, puffing up Alexander's pride.

  5. Panis angelicus - Wikipedia

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    Panis angelicus (Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate stanza of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.

  6. Ode to the West Wind - Wikipedia

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    The poem begins with three sections describing the wind's effects upon earth, air, and ocean. In the last two sections, the poet speaks directly to the wind, asking for its power, to lift him up and make him its companion in its wanderings. The poem ends with an optimistic note which is that if winter days are here then spring is not very far.

  7. Sacris solemniis - Wikipedia

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    Sacris solemniis" is a hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the feast of Corpus Christi (also known as the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ). The strophe of Sacris solemniis that begins with the words " Panis angelicus " (bread of angels) has often been set to music separately from the rest of the hymn.

  8. NASA offers explanation for bizarre 'trumpet noise' phenomena

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    Videos of eerie noises erupting from the skies have recently surfaced on YouTube, sending people into a panic around the world. The video above shows a particularly frightening episode of this ...

  9. Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels - Wikipedia

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    Devotion to the angels is an ancient tradition which the Christian Church inherited from Judaism. [3] It began to develop with the birth of the monastic tradition. [4] The feast was first kept by the Franciscan order in 1500. [5] This feast, like many others, was local before it was placed in the General Roman Calendar in 1607 by Pope Paul V.