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  2. Organ and organists of Chester Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    The organ of Chester Cathedral is the major source of instrumental music at the cathedral, being played for daily services and accompanying the choir, as well as being used for concerts and recitals. The choral tradition at Chester is 900 years old, dating from the foundation of the Bendedictine monastery.

  3. Chester Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Chester Cathedral has an east–west axis, common to many cathedrals, with the chancel at the eastern end, and the façade to the west. The plan is cruciform , with a central tower (as is usual in English monastic churches), but is asymmetrical, having a small transept on the north side remaining from an earlier building, and an unusually large ...

  4. Liturgy of the Hours - Wikipedia

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    Cistercian monks praying the Liturgy of the Hours in Heiligenkreuz Abbey. The Liturgy of the Hours (Latin: Liturgia Horarum), Divine Office (Latin: Officium Divinum), or Opus Dei ("Work of God") are a set of Catholic prayers comprising the canonical hours, [a] often also referred to as the breviary, [b] of the Latin Church.

  5. List of musicians at English cathedrals - Wikipedia

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    The pipe organ of Chester Cathedral. The following list contains information about organists at Church of England cathedrals in England. The cathedrals of England have a long history of liturgical music, often played on or accompanied by the organ. The role of the cathedral organist is a salaried appointment, the organist often also serving as ...

  6. Canonical hours - Wikipedia

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    By the time of Saint Benedict of Nursia, author of the Rule, the monastic Liturgy of the Hours was composed of seven daytime hours and one at night. He associated the practice with Psalm 118/119:164, "Seven times a day I praise you", and Psalm 118/119:62, "At midnight I rise to praise you". [ 22 ]

  7. Category:Chester Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Chester Cathedral Library; Chester War Memorial; O. Organ and organists of Chester Cathedral This page was last edited on 7 January 2024, at 14:26 (UTC). Text is ...

  8. Divine Worship: Daily Office - Wikipedia

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    Derived from multiple Anglican and Catholic sources, the Divine Worship: Daily Office replaces prior Anglican Use versions of the Liturgy of the Hours and the Anglican daily office. Alongside other Anglican Use books officially known as "Divine Worship", including the Divine Worship: The Missal , Divine Worship: Daily Office is considered a ...

  9. Time's Paces - Wikipedia

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    Pentreath saw the poem Time's Paces attached to a clock case in the north transept of Chester Cathedral where it is to be seen today. [1] Recently the poem was even set to music. [2] Pentreath quoted his version of the poem in his last sermon at Wrekin College, Shropshire where he was headmaster till 1952. [3] His version then entered the ...