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"Hear my prayer, O Lord", Z. 15, [1] is an eight-part choral anthem by the English composer Henry Purcell (1659–1695). [2] The anthem is a setting of the first verse of Psalm 102 [2] in the version of the Book of Common Prayer. Purcell composed it c. 1682, at the beginning of his tenure as Organist and Master of the Choristers for Westminster ...
A piece called Carillon de Westminster based on the chimes was written for organ by the French composer and organist Louis Vierne. The song "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (1980) by rock band U2 incorporates the Third Quarter chime as a guitar harmonic. The song "Clock Strikes Ten" by Cheap Trick incorporates a guitar solo based on changes 4 and 5.
The song was performed by Henry Burr and reached number one on the top 100 US songs of 1918. [2] Burr's recording sold a million copies in sheet music and sales. [3] The 1918 publication of this song features a cover illustration by Albert Barbelle, of a young girl praying, while she kneels on her bed. [4]
The song began with Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes picking out chords together, and was then built around the sequencer track. [4] Simon Le Bon wrote the lyrics to the song while the band was on tour. The lyrics are about a chance meeting between two people that turns into a one-night stand. Le Bon has described the lyrics as "realistic, and not ...
Record World called it "a haunting inspirational hare krishna chant-song to a tune reminiscent of the Chiffons' 'He's So Fine.'" [118] Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone commented that the substituting of Harrison's "Hare Krishna" refrain for the trivial "Doo-lang, doo-lang, doo-lang"s of "He's So Fine" was "a sign of the times" [119] and recognised ...
"Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer Madonna from her 1989 fourth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on March 3, 1989, by Sire Records . Written and produced by both Madonna and Patrick Leonard , the song heralded an artistic and personal approach to songwriting for Madonna, who believed that she ...
"Our Prayer" is a wordless, a cappella piece that Wilson originally composed for the band's Smile album. [3] The title may be a reference to the 1939 traditional pop standard "My Prayer". [citation needed] It was originally simply titled "Prayer". [3] "Prayer" was tracked during the Smile sessions on September 19 and October 4, 1966, at ...
A Maiden's Prayer" (original Polish title: "Modlitwa dziewicy" Op. 4, French: "La prière d'une vierge") is a composition of Polish composer Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska (1834–1861). It was published in 1856 in Warsaw, and then as a supplement to the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris in 1859.