Word: todesbanden
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...concert will open with a Bach cantata, "Christ Lag in Todesbanden." From beginning to end, the themes in this work are all based on the soprano part in the final calm and triumphant choral. Sections of this soprano melody are developed into full-length choruses that tell of Christ's death and resurrection at the beginning of the cantata, and, in the middle, of the horrible struggle between life and death. The work is essentially dramatic; and Mlle. Boulanger's interpretation, though perhaps a bit too a la francaise, brings out the drama to the full...
...program follows: Overture to Egmont Beethoven The Radcliffe and Harvard Orchestras Io Son Bella Banchieri Follow Me Down to Carlow Irish Folk Song (Arranged by Percy Fletcher) Cantate Domino (Motet) Hassler The Choral Society Glory to God in The Highest Pergolesi Chorus and Orchestra Choral Prelude: Christ Lag in Todesbanden" Bach (Arranged by M. H. Holmes) The Radcliffe and Harvard Orchestras Jerusalem Parry Orchestra and Chorus
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