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Mariana or Maria Anna of Austria, [a] (24 December 1634 – 16 May 1696), was Queen of Spain from 1649 until the death of her husband Philip IV of Spain in 1665. Appointed regent for their infant son Charles II, she remained an influential figure until her death in 1696.
A report from 1691 submitted by an envoy from the Sultan of Morocco, relates that he was received by Charles himself, who played a full part in the discussions. [19] Costanzo Operti, a Savoyard diplomat who held regular audiences with Charles during the Nine Years' War , described him as affable and generous but shy and lacking self-confidence ...
Subtitled "Ex Ecclesia Hymnis Et Canticis: Ex Psalmis Deniq[ue] Davidis Collectae" (Church hymns and chants from the collection of David's psalms), [5] it is based on psalms, the Song of Songs, the Gospels, and passages by Bernard of Clairvaux, [2] "significantly designed for intimate and private devotion". [6]
The Baffled Knight" or "Blow Away the Morning Dew" (Roud 11, Child 112) is a traditional ballad existing in numerous variants. The first-known version was published in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia (1609) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with a matching tune, making this one of the few early ballads for which there is extant original music.
The author of the original text was the prominent Weimar "orphan father" Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826), who set his lyric to the anonymous hymn-tune "O sanctissima" (O most holy). Shortly after Falk's death, his former assistant Heinrich Holzschuher [ de ] (1798–1847) from Wunsiedel completed the set of three verses that are sung today.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, on which the 1971 rock opera was based. Initially unable to get backing for a stage production, the composers released it as an album, the success of which led to stage productions.
Sorry About Yours! Songs In Praise Of Our Lord God And In Condemnation Of Sin was released on CD in the U.S. by Gabriel's Trumpet and on vinyl in Germany by Screaming Apple in 2004. Their second release, A Challenge to the Cowards of Christendom, that was released on March 28, 2006, with Alternative Tentacles Records.
" Nun singe Lob, du Christenheit" (Now sing praise, you christendom) is a Christian hymn by Georg Thurmair, set to a 1653 melody by Johann Crüger. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a song of praise, focused on unity within the church.