Strictly speaking, a 'te deum' is a ritualistic prayer with a celebratory tone, usually chanted by clerics or other men and women who have taken holy orders. But many composers have used Latin te deum ...

On Dec. 31 every year, the pope leads the Church in a solemn prayer of Thanksgiving to God for the civil year coming to a close. It takes place in St. Peter’s at the end of First Vespers for the ...

One celebrates a doomed marriage. Another marks the end of a war that would soon re-erupt. Still another cost the composer his life. One might call it a jinx, but some would turn out to be ...

We all have our favorite prayers, novenas, devotions and aspirations. One of mine is a prayer that seems to have fallen out of popular use lately: the ancient “Te Deum”, commonly attributed to St.

TEXARKANA -- The Texarkana Regional Chorale and Orchestra's concert Tuesday will feature a popular 19th-century version of a 4th century hymn of thanks. An ensemble numbering about 70, including four ...

Stephen Johnson explores Verdi's powerful Te Deum for double chorus and orchestra from his Quattro Pezzi Sacri. Written after the composer had produced his masterpiece operas "Otello" and "Falstaff", ...

Krzysztof Penderecki: "Te Deum" for soprano, tenor and baritone solo, mixed choir and symphony orchestra, "Lacrimosa" for soprano solo, mixed choir and symphony orchestra. Jadwiga Gadulanka - soprano, ...

The government of Cristina Kirchner has decided to “chastise” Church officials in Argentina for their criticism of its policies by announcing it will cancel a 198 year-old tradition and replace the ...

The Prelude to Charpentier’s ‘Te Deum’ has opened Eurovision for over sixty years. But how did this warlike 17th-century fanfare become the signature tune for the world’s favourite international song ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Founded in 1948, the Journal of the American Musicological Society welcomes topics from all fields of musical inquiry, including ...