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Gloria in excelsis
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Gloria in excelsis (ĕksĕl`sĭs) [Lat.,=glory in the highest], the Angelic Hymn or greater doxology doxology [Gr. doxa=glory] formulaic ascription of praise to God, encountered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. The best-known doxologies of the Christian church are Gloria in excelsis, or the greater doxology; Gloria Patri,
..... Click the link for more information. , ancient Christian hymn beginning, according to the Authorized Version, "Glory be to God on high, and on earth, peace, goodwill towards men." An amplification of Luke 2.14, the hymn was of Greek origin and took its place in the Roman Mass about the beginning of the 6th cent. In the Latin Mass it follows the Kyrie.
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Bach not only borrowed from cantatas to compose the Gloria but also later refashioned the first two movements of the Gloria, its central "Domine Deus," and the final "Cum sancto Spirito" into Cantata 191, Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Bach's Mass in B minor: an evangelical Catholic Testament by Senn, Frank C. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Other highlights were the jazzy French-inspired Suite de Noel and the Louisiana twist given to Gloria in Excelsis Deo, which had everyone's feet stomping.
GO! FOLK: Maddy's perfect appetiser for Christmas by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
This past summer, it featured a rare production of Partenope and the world premiere of a recently discovered work by Handel, Gloria in excelsis Deo, for soprano, two violins and basso continuo.
Germany: Gottingen. (INTERNATIONAL) by Ingram, Henry / Opera Canada
 
 
 
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