Ave Verum Op 65 No 1 Faure
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There follows a description of some the music that we have sung.
Monday 29 January 2024
Sunday 28th January 2024 Epiphany 3
Sunday 21 January 2024
Sunday 21st February 2024 Epiphany 2
"Turn thy face from my sins" by Thomas Attwood (1765 - 1838) based on Psalm 51 vv 9-11.
Attwood was born in London, the son of a musician in the royal band. He became a chorister in the Chapel Royal by the age of nine. He was sent abroad to study at the expense of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) who was impressed by his skill at the harpsichord. He was a favourite pupil of Mozart. He returned to London in 1787.In 1796 he was made organist of St Paul's and the same year composer of the Chapel Royal. For George IV's coronation he wrote the anthem "I was glad".
Much of his work is forgotten, only a few anthems regularly performed including "Turn thy face from my sins".
In 1796 he was made organist of St Paul's and the same year composer of the Chapel Royal. For George IV's coronation he wrote the anthem "I was glad".
Much of his work is forgotten, only a few anthems regularly performed including "Turn thy face from my sin
Sunday 14 January 2024
Sunday 14th January 2024 The Baptism of Christ
The Lamb Music John Tavener (1944 - 2013), Words William Blake (1757-1827)
Tavener was born in Wembley, London. He was a music scholar at Highgate School, where a fellow scholar was John Rutter. The school choir was often used by the BBC when they needed a boys' choir. He began to compose whilst at school and was also a pianist good enough to perform with the National Youth Orchestra. In 1961 he was organist and choirmaster at St John's Presbyterian church, Kensington, a post he held for 13 years. He went to the Royal Academy of Music in 1962 where he decided to concentrate on composition and gave up the piano.William Blake Wikipedia |
Monday 25 December 2023
Sunday 24th December 2023 Christmas Eve
John Joubert text and picture from Wikipedia |
Friday 22 December 2023
Sunday 17th December 2024 Advent 3
Jubilate Deo in B flat Charles Villiers Stanford
The Jubilate in B flat displays the composers trademark mastery of thematic structures.
The Angel Gabriel from heaven came. Sabine Baring-Gould Basque traditional arr. Edgar Pettman.
Sunday 3 December 2023
Sunday 3rd December 2023 Advent 1
In Night's Dim Shadows Lying Words Charles Coffin Music from the Katholisches Gesangbuch Arr George Guest
Sunday 26 November 2023
Sunday 26th November 2023 Christ The King
Ave Verum Corpus W A Mozart (K618)
Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, true body) is a setting of the Latin Hymn, in D major. It was written for Anton Stoll, a friend and church musician of St Stephen, Baden.
It was composed in 1791 whilst visiting his wife Constanze who was pregnant with their 6th child and staying at the spa Baden bei Wien. It was composed for the feast of Corpus Christi. Mozart's manuscript has only "Sotto voce" marked at the beginning with no other markings.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Mozart was a child prodigy competent on keyboard and violin. He began composing at the age of five. He performed around Europe for royalty. At the age of 17 he was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but was restless and travelled looking for a better position. Whilst visiting Vienna he was dismissed from his position in Salzburg. He remained in Vienna, where he gained fame but no financial security.
He composed more than 600 works, many acknowledged as the finest in symphonies, concertante, operatic, chamber and choral music. He remains one of the best loved classical composers, whose work influenced many composers. Joseph Haydn said of Mozart "Posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years."
W A Mozart from Wikipedia |