Word: hymns
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TELEPHONE wires across Rome hummed last week with the singing of the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus, the first notes of which Pope John will intone next week to open the Second Vatican Council. The sing-along was started by TIME Correspondent Robert B. Piser, who, attempting to determine the century in which that version of the hymn was composed, sang it to several sources on the phone-and they went on from there singing it to others. Piser finally got the correct echo: 9th century...
...without a word. All, furthermore, with the unmistakable intention to produce a pastoral masterpiece, a Japanese Man of Aran, a hymn to those simple and long-suffering sons of the soil who for thousands of years have dumbly borne the burden of civilization on their backs...
...Ravello, a beautiful city in one of the countries I love most-where people are so noble and gentle, and where my daughter and I have passed days of peace and happiness." There was a reception afterward, the band played a specially composed march, Jacqueliniana and the Marine Corps Hymn-the leader, for some reason, thought...
...remainder of the evening was taken up with two settings of the communion hymn 'ave Verum Corpus," one by Josquin des Pres and the second by William Byrd. Both were good (That's right, there are so many favorable adjectives in this that the supply is running pretty low). The concluding work on the program, Schutz's version of Psalm 84, was also competently performed. In all, it was quite a concert. Someone had quite evidently put a lot of work into...
Then two settings of the "Ave Verum Corpus" will be performed, one by Josquin des Prez for three voices and one by William Byrd for four voices. The "Ave Verum Corpus" text is a Communion hymn which has been set by composers of all ages...