St Patrick's Breastplate - Hymn of the Ancient Irish Church - Words by Cecil Frances Alexander - Sheet Music Arranged for Mixed Chorus and Organ in G Minor Paperback / softback
by Charles Villiers Stanford
Paperback / softback
Description
This book contains the original musical notation for Charles V.
Stanford's "St Patrick's Breastplate", a classical music composition for chorus and organ in the key of G, using the words from Cecil Frances Alexander's eponymous hymn.
Cecil Frances Alexander (1818 - 1895) was an Anglo-Irish poet and hymnodist.
Other notable works of hers include: "Verses for Holy Seasons" (1846), "The Lord of the Forest and His Vassals" (1847), and "Hymns for Little Children" (1848).
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) was an Irish composer, conductor, and teacher of music.
He was educated at the University of Cambridge and continued his studies in Berlin and Leipzig.
He was a very influential composer, responsible for making Cambridge University Musical Society an international acclaimed organisation.
Stanford was also a profuse composer, producing a large corpus of work in many genres; however, he is perhaps best remembered for his Anglican choral works for church performance.
His music eventually became overshadowed by that of Edward Elgar and a number of his former pupils in the 20th century.
Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive.
We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of musical notation.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:18 pages, Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Read Books
- Publication Date:14/12/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781528707435
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:18 pages, Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Read Books
- Publication Date:14/12/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781528707435
