Panis angelicus (Latin for"Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimatestrophe of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Saint ThomasAquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of thefeast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.

The strophe of "Sacrissolemniis" that begins with the words "Panis angelicus"("bread of angels") has often been set to music separately from therest of the hymn. Most famously, in 1872 C�sarFranck set this strophe for tenor voice, harp, cello, and organ, andincorporated it into his Messe � trois voix. This version here is for pianosolo.

Choralvorspiel ?Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme?

Trancribed By Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni - For Piano

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 adheres pointedly to the melodic and rhythmic contours of one of Bach?s most indelible chorales.

"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with "Wie sch�n leuchtet der Morgenstern". It appears in German hymnals and in several English hymnals in translations such as "Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying" (Catherine Winkworth, "Wake, O wake! with tidings thrilling" (Francis Crawford Burkitt, 1906), and "Up! Awake! From Highest Steeple" (George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1908). Johann Sebastian Bach based a chorale cantata on the hymn, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, one of its many settings for organ and for voices.

Flavio Regis Cunha is a pianist, conductor and composer from S�o Paulo - Brasil. He is currently finishing his doctorate at Mackenzie Presbyterian University where he works as conductor of the Mackenzie University Orchestra and resident composer. For more arrangements like this, works by commission or for any questions you can contact Flavio Regis Cunha at his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/flavioregiscunha