Anonymous - "Rorate caeli" (Drop down ye heavens from above) for Winds & Strings Vents & Orchestre Cordes |
Compositeur : | Anonymous | ||
Instrumentation : | Vents & Orchestre Cordes | ||
Genre : | Renaissance | ||
Arrangeur : Editeur : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Date : | 1592 | ||
Droit d'auteur : | Public Domain | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 23 Mar 2019 Almost nothing is known of the life of the Ditch Renaissance composer C. Titsek. Neither his first name, nor his birth or death is known. Rorate caeli (or Rorate coeli), from the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 45:8) in the Vulgate, are the opening words of a text used in Catholic and Protestant liturgy during Advent. It is also known as The Advent Prose or by the first words of its English translation, "Drop down ye heavens from above." It is frequently sung as a plainsong at Mass and in the Divine Office during Advent where it gives expression to the longings of Patriarchs and Prophets, and symbolically of the Church, for the coming of the Messiah. Throughout Advent it occurs daily as the versicle and response after the hymn at Vespers. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorate_caeli ). Although originally written for five (5) Voices (SSATB), I created this Interpretation of the "Rorate caeli" (Drop down ye heavens from above) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello). |