Vespers

even more dissonance than in earlier books. HE wrote some church music at this time, including a mass in the old style, and music for the vespers. Monteverdi’s mass was a remarkable achievement for him. It represented a deliberate attempt to show that polyphonic idiom was still possible, though it was dying in other places. Even more remarkable was the vespers music, because it was more or less a collection of all the modern styles at one time. This is where we begin to see Monteverdi merging…

including by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Catholic Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Solemn Chrism Masses are also held on the day by many Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches. The Eastern Orthodox Church also marks the day with Vespers prayers and the Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great. In Sweden, the holiday, connected to ancient folklore about witches, often sees children dress up as witches and knock on doors for treats and Easter eggs. In Bulgaria, it marks the day when…

are the product of a complex set of factors, some of which can be traced back to the eighth grade, while others pertain to the institutional environment (Belcher, Micheal, & Hagedorn, 2002; Braxton 2000; Cabrera & La Nasa 2001; Hossler, Schmitt, & Vesper, 1999; McDonough, 1997; Paulsen & St. John, 2002; Tinto,…

had to follow was not allowing them to send letters to parents, friends, or loved ones without a license from the master. Being a knight meant having to serve devotional exercises. They also had to fast, pray, and have constant attendance at mass, vespers, and other church services. Templar knights fought for the pope and the king. They took vows to the church and the country. One vow they took is “To put on the armour of obedience and associate themselves with piety and humility for the defense…

Repentance and the Albatross Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 classic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a tale of an ancient mariner sharing his story with a young guest at a wedding. Coleridge uses the mariner’s fable to teach his readers valuable lessons on topics ranging from having respect for God’s creatures to acknowledging the consequences of an action before acting. In The Rime of an Ancient Mariner, Coleridge specifically uses the symbolism of the albatross to teach his readers…

The Musical Career of Antonio Vivaldi On March 4th, 1648, Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy. His father, a violinist for St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice, made sure his son received impeccable training in music during his first years of life. Young Antonio was brought up trained in playing the violin, playing the harpsichord, and as a priest in Venice (“Antonio”; “Classical Net”). 1703 was a pivotal year for Antonio Vivaldi. He was ordained into the priesthood and began working at Pio…

are analyzed in this paper with a special focus on the form, texture, harmony, relationship between text and music, and the dramatic significance. The main purpose for writing the song was to present the Passion story in music during the Good Friday Vesper services (Jones, 2013). The song still moves audiences all over the world three centuries later since it was first sung at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany. Aria-Soprano In terms of the form of this excerpt, it is a freely composed…

serif classification and is part of the Microsoft ClearType Font Collection. The ClearType Collection has all its fonts starting with the letter “C”. The name Constantia, was selected by Hudson for this typeface based on singing some psalms during vespers when he noticed the word Constantia and selected it mainly because it began with the letter “C”. Some Constantia users feel that the typeface is a hybrid between serif and sans serif as not all the letters have the classic serif feel. The font…

To calm the night down we would gather at my personal favorite place. Every night we would end our days at a special place which we called vespers. The adrenaline that occupied the body's was quickly replaced with a sense of tranquility. A hexagon shaped stage was at the center that was surrounded by rows of stairs. The concrete stairs framed with wood that had been worn out over the years…

Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of the greatest pianists of all time and one of the most outstanding melodists amongst composers, was born at Oneg, near Novgorod, on 20 March 1873 (1 April New Style), into a musical family: his grandfather had been a pupil of John Field and his father, too, played the piano. When Sergei was nine, financial difficulties forced the sale of the family estate and they moved to St Petersburg, where he took piano lessons at the Conservatoire. Rachmaninoff’s cousin, the…