 | Maschek, Albin - "Veni Sancte Spiritus" for Winds & Strings Winds & String Orchestra |
| Composer : | Maschek, Albin (1804 - 1878) | ||
| Instrumentation : | Winds & String Orchestra | ||
| Style : | Classical | ||
| Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||
| Added by magataganm, 03 Mar 2020 Albin Johann Ev. Mašek (also Maschek) was a Czech composer, choirmaster and organist born in Prague, Hlavní mesto Praha, Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic) in 1804 and died at the age of 73 (1878) in Prague. Maschek came from the musical family Mašek. He was the youngest son of the organist and composer Vincenc Mašek and the brother of the composer Kašpar Mašek. His uncle was the organist and composer Pavel Lambert Masek. He received basic music education from his father and studied cello at the Prague Conservatory but did not finish his studies. He taught singing and playing the piano and represented his father on the choir in the Church of St. Nicholas Church in Prague. He became director of the choir and organist in the church of St. He gradually replaced other Prague churches (Church of St. Peter in Porící, Church of Our Lady before Týn), was choirmaster in the Jerusalem Synagogue and finally in 1859 replaced his father on the bark in the Church of St. Thomas. Nicholas, where he remained until his death in 1878. He was a very prolific composer of over 200 compositions, mostly for temple purposes. His compositions were also very popular outside Prague. They were found in church and monastery archives in Trebon, Ceský Krumlov, but also in Moravia (Brno, Kromeríž, Nová Ríše). His most famous compositions include the Festive Mass in D minor, composed for the 500th anniversary of the founding of Charles University. He also composed secular music. His Hunting Pieces in E flat major for the French Quartet are still presented today. "Veni Sancte Spiritus", sometimes called the "Golden Sequence", is a sequence prescribed in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and its octave, exclusive of the following Sunday. It is usually attributed to either the thirteenth-century Pope Innocent III or to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton, although it has been attributed to others as well. "Veni Sancte Spiritus" is one of only four medieval Sequences which were preserved in the Roman Missal published in 1570 following the Council of Trent (1545–63). Before Trent many feasts had their own sequences. It is still sung today in some parishes on Pentecost. It has been set to music by a number of composers, especially during the Renaissance, including Dufay, Josquin, Willaert, Palestrina, John Dunstaple, Lassus, Victoria, and Byrd. Later composers who have set the text include Arvo Pärt, Morten Lauridsen, Frank La Rocca, George Fenton, and Samuel Webbe. Source: Wikipedia (https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alb%C3%ADn_Ma%C5%A1ek).< br> Although originally written for Chorus (SATB) and Organ, I created this Interpretation of "Veni Sancte Spiritus" (Come Holy Spirit) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello) | |||
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