Category Archives: Musica Sacra

I shall give my heart to you

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Ich will dir mein Herze schenken, I shall give my heart to you, Senke dich, mein Heil, hinein! Come down, my salvation, and bury yourself within it! Ich will mich in dir … Continue reading →

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Make yourself pure, my heart

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Michaela

Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Mache dich, mein Herze, rein, Make yourself pure, my heart Ich will Jesum selbst begraben, I want to bury Jesus himself within me, Denn er soll nunmehr in mir For he now … Continue reading →

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Laudate dominum

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Michaela

The laudate dominum is the opening verse of psalm 11. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes Laudate eum, omnes populi Quoniam confirmata est Super nos misericordia eius, Et veritas Domini manet in aeternum. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat … Continue reading →

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Mother, hear a suppliant child !

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Michaela

For Martina with best wishes: Franz Schubert – Ellens Gesang Nr 3 – Ave Maria

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Chants for the masses

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Michaela

This is a beautiful example of how one does not find purpose – purpose finds you.   Stift Heiligenkreuz  

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Come sweet hour of death

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Michaela

Cantata BWV 161 Komm du süße Todesstunde Come Sweet Hour of Death   Komm, du süße Todesstunde, Come, sweet hour of death, Da mein Geist when my spirit Honig speist feeds on honey Aus des Löwen Munde; from the lion’s … Continue reading →

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Musica sacra (4)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Michaela

In the classical Ordinary of the Mass, the ” Gloria” follows the Kyrie. The gloria is a chant of joy and devotion. It a prayer of highest reverence. The Gloria is a celebratory passage praising God and Christ:Gloria in excelsis Deo … Continue reading →

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Musica sacra (3)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Michaela

    The “Magnificat” or (my soul) magnifies is a canticle spoken or sung liturgically during Christian  church services. It is also called “the Song of Mary” The text of the canticle is taken directly from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:46-55) … Continue reading →

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Musica sacra

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Michaela

    The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, has always been very special to me. From when I was a kid I heard them many times performed live on Sundays at church and I was always fascinated by … Continue reading →

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Sacred Music

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Michaela

My father was not a religious man, but he loved music. This is why we used to go to the Sacred Music Mass, performed each Sunday in Vienna’s St. Augustine Church. It is a  beautiful gothic building, founded in  the … Continue reading →

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