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Notes Chamber: 1918: Sonata in D minor: Violin, viola, cello and piano: Opus 1 (only the first four works were numbered) Unaccompanied tune: 1918: Four English Christmas Carols: Opus 2 Instrumental: 1918: Duet: Viola and piano: Opus 3 Instrumental: 1920: The Masque of the Tempest: Flute, clarinet, triangle and strings: Opus 4 Choral: 1921 ...
The poem was set to music by Pelham Humfrey in the 17th century and posthumously published in Harmonia Sacra, Book 1 (1688). A typical performance takes about 3 minutes. [2] [3] His setting has been included in 10 hymnals, under such other titles as its opening line, "Wilt Thou Forgive That Sin, Where I Begun", but without always crediting him as composer, or Donne as the author of the words. [4]
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. [1] The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [2]
The Hymn of Jesus, H. 140, Op. 37, is a sacred work by Gustav Holst scored for two choruses, semi-chorus, and full orchestra. It was written in 1917–1919 and first performed in 1920. It was written in 1917–1919 and first performed in 1920.
Christ songs are hymns to Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ. [2] Literary criticism makes it possible, on the basis of stylistic criteria, to elaborate Christ songs and liturgically used portions in the New Testament. [3] [4] In letters and texts some songs are quoted and mentioned, e.g. For example, the hymn to Christ in Philippians 2:6–11. It ...
The hymn has consistently been sung to a tune composed by Tullar, as originally sung in 1899. [1] Tullar originally composed the music for a different set of words, during an evangelistic campaign in Rutherford, New Jersey. [3] In his book Written Because, Tullar described how the composition had been inspired by an "almost-empty jelly dish": [2]
Christum wir sollen loben schon (Christ we shall praise splendidly [1] [a]), BWV 121, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.He composed this Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1724 for the second day of Christmas and first performed it on 26 December 1724.
More recently, the hymn has appeared with the tune "Camberwell", written by Michael Brierley. [7] This tune was first included in the 1960 book Thirty 20th Century Hymn Tunes, published under the aegis of the 20th Century Church Light Music Group. [19] This tune is known for its rousing interlude between each stanza. [20]