Month: March 2012

Posted on Posted in Weelkes, Thomas (1576-1623)

 

Palm branches
Palm branches (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Matthew 21:9b, adapted

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

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 Hosanna to the Son of David (year unknown) by Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)

King's College Choir - Hosanna to the Son of David (Weelkes)

Performed by King’s College Choir

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Arranged by Edmund H. Fellowes; John Morehen. For SSATBB choir, a cappella. Mixed Voices. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 1.5′. Published by Oxford University Press

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Posted on Posted in Stainer, John (1840-1901)

 

Nicodemus and Jesus on a rooftop
Nicodemus and Jesus on a rooftop (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John 3:16-17 [Jesus, to Nicodemus:]

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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God so loved the world, from The Crucifixion (1887) by John Stainer (1840-1901)

God So Loved the World - Stainer - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

Performed by Tenebrae Choir

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SATB. Published by G. Schirmer

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Posted on Posted in Handel, George F. (1685-1759)

 

Portrait of Georg Friedrich Händel Deutsch: Ge...
Portrait of Georg Friedrich Händel Deutsch: Georg Friedrich Händel (1733) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Revelation 11:15; 19:6,16

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

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Hallelujah chorus from the oratorio Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

“I did think I did see all heaven before me and the great God himself!” —Handel, with tears in his eyes, while working on the Hallelujah Chorus

Royal Choral Society: 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah

Performed by The Royal Choral Society and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Edited by Watkins Shaw. For soprano solo voice, alto solo voice, tenor solo voice, bass solo voice, SATB choir and piano accompaniment (Vocal Score). Music Sales America. Choral notation and piano reduction. 257 pages. Published by Novello & Co Ltd.

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Posted on Posted in Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Portrait of Henry Purcell
Portrait of Henry Purcell (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 102:1

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

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Hear my prayer, O Lord, for chorus, violins and continuo, Z.15 (1680-1682) by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Purcell - Hear my prayer - The 16

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Edited by Arthur Hilton. For Ssaattbb Chorus, Keyboard. Mercury Concert Edition of Sacred Choral Masterworks. Published by Theodore Presser Company

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