"Slane (Be Thou My Vision)" for Flute & Harp Traditional Flute et Harpe |
Compositeur | Traditional | ||
Instrumentation | Flute et Harpe | ||
Partition centrale | Be thou my vision (8 partitions) | ||
Genre | Hymne - Eglise - Sacre | ||
Arrangeur Editeur | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Date | 433 AD | ||
Droit d'auteur | Public Domain | ||
Titre alternatif : | Bí Thusa 'mo Shúile | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 18 Sep 2012
In the Fifth century A.D. Saint Patrick came to the
Hill of Slane in County Meath in an early on attempt to
convert pagan Ireland to Christianity. On the eve of
the Christian feast of Easter, 433 A.D. which coincides
with the Druid feast of Bealtine (Beal's fire) and the
Spring Equinox, St. Patrick lit a bonfire upon the Hill
of Slane. There was a law that no fire should be lit in
the vicinity when the great festival fire of Bealtine
blazed at the Royal seat of power on the visibly nearby
Hill o...(+)
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