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David Playing the Harp by Jan de Bray, 1670.. Knowledge of the biblical period is mostly from literary references in the Bible and post-biblical sources. Religion and music historian Herbert Lockyer, Jr. writes that "music, both vocal and instrumental, was well cultivated among the Hebrews, the New Testament Christians, and the Christian church through the centuries."
Messiah (Handel) Messiah (HWV 56) [ 1 ][ n 1 ] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [ n 2 ] by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.
The Daily Life of the Immortal King. The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Chinese: 仙王的日常生活, pinyin: Xiān Wáng de Rìcháng Shēnghuó) is a Chinese novel by Kuxuan. This novel is published by Qidian [1] in Chinese and Webnovel in English. [2] It began daily serialization in 2017. As of 1 October 2023, the novel has 2237 chapters ...
Music first arose in the Paleolithic period, [ 46 ] though it remains unclear as to whether this was the Middle (300,000 to 50,000 BP) or Upper Paleolithic (50,000 to 12,000 BP). [ 47 ] The vast majority of Paleolithic instruments have been found in Europe and date to the Upper Paleolithic. [ 48 ]
Cantorial and synagogue music. The traditional mode of singing prayers in the synagogue is often known as hazzanut, the art of being a hazzan (cantor). It is a style of florid melodious intonation which requires the exercise of vocal agility. It was introduced into Europe in the 7th century, then rapidly developed.
Music in Medieval England. Music in Medieval England, from the end of Roman rule in the fifth century until the Reformation in the sixteenth century, was a diverse and rich culture, including sacred and secular music and ranging from the popular to the elite. The sources of English secular music are much more limited than for ecclesiastical music.
Music director. Daniel Hyde. Website. www.kings.cam.ac.uk /choir. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is an English Anglican choir. It was created by King Henry VI, who founded King's College, Cambridge, in 1441, to provide daily singing in his Chapel, which remains the main task of the choir to this day. [ 1 ]
Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, [1] from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and is followed by the Renaissance music; the two eras comprise what musicologists generally term as early music, preceding the common practice period.