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Te Deum stained glass window by Christopher Whall at St Mary's church, Ware, Hertfordshire. The Te Deum (/ t eɪ ˈ d eɪ əm / or / t iː ˈ d iː əm /, [1] [2] Latin: [te ˈde.um]; from its incipit, Te Deum laudamus (Latin for 'Thee, God, we praise')) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to a date before AD 500, but perhaps with antecedents that place it much earlier. [3]
St. Paul's Cathedral, where the work premiered and where Sullivan is buried, by order of Queen Victoria. The Boer War Te Deum was Sullivan's last-completed major work. [2] The text is the ancient Christian hymn as translated in the Book of Common Prayer, showing Sullivan's "personal Christian commitment" at the end of his life. [1]
Bruckner started work on his Te Deum from 3 to 17 May 1881, [1] when he was finalising his Symphony No. 6. [2] After finishing his next Symphony No. 7, [2] Bruckner resumed work on his Te Deum on 28 September 1883. [1] The vocal and orchestral score was completed on 7 March 1884. The ad lib. organ part was added on a separate score [2] on 16 ...
Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed six Te Deum settings, but only four of them have survived (H.145, H.146, H.147, H.148). [1] Largely because of the great popularity of its prelude, the best known is the Te Deum in D major, H.146, written as a grand motet for soloists, choir, and instrumental accompaniment probably between 1688 and 1698, during Charpentier's stay at the Jesuit Church of Saint ...
The text chosen for the celebration is the Latin Te Deum, an early Christian hymn also known as the Ambrosian Hymn. The composer conducted the premiere on 30 November 2008, with the choir and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Philharmonic Hall. [2] A review noted:
The complete text of the Festival Te Deum is as follows, ignoring the repetitions: 1. Chorus Sullivan, c. 1870 Victoria visits Edward during his illness. We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens and all the powers therein. 2.
The Te Deum (Op. 22 / H.118) by Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) was completed in 1849. Like the earlier and more famous Grande Messe des Morts , it is one of the works referred to by Berlioz in his Memoirs as "the enormous compositions which some critics have called architectural or monumental music."
Te Deum laudamus; Te gloriosis Apostelarum; Tu, Rex gloriae, Christe; Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine; The first movement begins with a quotation of the Gregorian melody of the Te Deum in the bandoneon. The hymn of praise "Te Deum laudamus" (We praise Thee, oh Lord) is set in Tango rhythm. [4] The second movement contains the praise of apostles ...