Bright Cecilia (Z. 328), also known as Ode to St. Cecilia, was composed by Henry Purcell to a text by the Irishman Nicholas Brady in 1692 in honour of the feast day of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians.
Cecilia is the patroness of musicians and Church music because, as she was dying, she sang to God. It is also written that as the musicians played at her wedding she 'sang in her heart to the Lord'.
The poet explains the genesis or creation of this universe by the power of divine music. The poet imagines that the cosmos or the frame of this universe evolved through the power of music. The power or harmony of heavenly music brought to the various elements of the universe to make it a compact whole.
Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia) is the patron saint of musicians and Church music. Venerated in both East and West, she is one of the eight women commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. Cecilia was a young noblewoman of Rome. A devout Christian, she had pledged herself to chastity.
St. Cecilia was a fitting intercessor for this new Order with its motto, “To praise, to bless, to preach.” St. Cecilia was also seen to accompany Our Lady in some of her apparitions to St. Dominic and the early brethren, most notably when Mary was seen blessing the friars' cells.
Cecilia is the patron saint of music because, according to legend, she sang in her heart to Jesus on her wedding day to Valerian. She is often depicted in paintings playing an organ. The life and death of St. Cecilia teaches us to be brave and always remain faithful to God.
Cecilia's Miraculous Preservation. In 822, Pope Pascal I wished to have St Cecilia's remains buried in a church dedicated to her but did not know her grave's location. Miraculously, she appeared to him in a vision and identified the site.
Cecilia's Day (HWV 76) is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The title of the cantata refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
Cecilia's Day" (1687) is the first of two odes written by the English Poet Laureate John Dryden for the annual festival of Saint Cecilia's Day observed in London every 22 November from 1683 to 1703. The ode was sponsored by the Musical Society of London and twice set to music.
“A Song for St. Cecilia's Day”, composed in 1687, is the first of two great odes written by poet laureate John Dryden and set to music for the annual St. Cecilia's Day celebration held every November 22 from 1683 to 1703 and sponsored by the London Musical Society.
Cecilia Mass is the common name of a solemn mass in G major by Charles Gounod, composed in 1855 and scored for three soloists, mixed choir, orchestra and organ.
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