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"Invictus" is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses , in the section titled "Life and Death (Echoes)".
De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to his friend and lover Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas. In its first half, Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which resulted eventually in Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency .
Psalm 130 is the 130th psalm of the Book of Psalms, one of the penitential psalms and one of 15 psalms that begin with the words "A song of ascents" (Shir Hama'alot). The first verse is a call to God in deep sorrow, from "out of the depths" or "out of the deep", as it is translated in the King James Version of the Bible and the Coverdale translation (used in the Book of Common Prayer ...
Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley was an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson 's character Long John Silver ( Treasure Island , 1883), [ 1 ] while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Barrie 's choice ...
De Profundis, an 1897 work written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment, in the form of a letter to Lord Alfred Douglas "De Profundis", a poem by Federico García Lorca, set to music in the first movement of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14
De Profundis: De Profundis: for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra (or organ solo) Keyboard: organ: 18: 1919: 15 Versets sur les Vêpres du commun des fêtes de la Sainte Vierge 5 Antiennes des Psaumes 4 Versets de l'hymne "Ave Maris Stella" 6 Versets de Magnificat: 15 Pieces Founded on Antiphons
During the Nazi occupation, Novák rose again in the estimation of his compatriots as a result of his patriotic works: the symphonic poems with organ, De Profundis (op. 67, 1941) and Svatováclavský triptych (Saint Wenceslas Triptych, op. 70, 1942) and the Májová symfonie (May Symphony, op. 73, dedicated to Stalin as liberator of the Czechs ...
"De Profundis" for soprano, 12-part chorus & orchestra p. 1891; ... Symphonic Poem in 2 connected movements (first called "From Death to Life"), c. 1914