| 词条 | Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (Handel) |
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Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (HWV 76) is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The title of the cantata refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. WordsHandel sets a poem which the English poet John Dryden wrote in 1687. The main theme of the text is the Pythagorean theory of harmonia mundi, that music was a central force in the Earth's creation. MusicEbenezer Prout has commented on various facets of Handel's instrumentation in the work[1] and Edmund Bowles has written on Handel's use of timpani in the work.[2]Movements
TextsFrom Harmony (Recit)This universal frame began. When nature, underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head. The tuneful Voice, was heard from high, Arise! Arise! Arise ye more than dead! Then cold, and hot, and moist, and dry, In order to their stations leap! And music's power obey! And music's power obey! From Harmony (Chorus)This universal frame began. Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man. What Passion Cannot Music Raise and QuellWhen Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood 'round. And wondering on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound! Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? The Trumpet's Loud ClangourWith shrill notes of anger and mortal alarms, The double-double-double beat, Of the thund'ring drum, Cries hark! Hark! Cries hark the foes come! Charge! Charge! Charge! Charge! 'Tis too late, 'tis too late to retreat! Charge 'tis too late, too late to retreat! The Soft Complaining FluteIn dying notes discovers The woes of hopeless lovers, Whose dirge is whispered by the warbling lute. Sharp Violins ProclaimTheir jealous pangs, And desperation! Fury, frantic indignation! Depth of pains, and height of passion, For the fair disdainful dame! But Oh! What Art Can TeachWhat human voice can reach The sacred organ's praise? Notes inspiring holy love, Notes that wing their heavenly ways To join the choirs above. Orpheus Could Lead The Savage RaceAnd trees uprooted left their place Sequacious of the lyre: But bright Cecilia raised the wonder higher: When to her Organ vocal breath was given An Angel heard, and straight appeared – Mistaking Earth for Heaven. As From The Power Of Sacred LaysThe spheres began to move, And sung the great Creator's praise To all the blest above; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, CHORUS: The dead shall live, the living die, And music shall untune the sky Recordings
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References1. ^{{cite journal | last=Prout | first=Ebenezer |authorlink=Ebenezer Prout| title=Handel's Orchestration (Continued) | journal=The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular | volume=25 | issue=495 | pages=256–260 | date=1 May 1884| doi=10.2307/3356425 | publisher=The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 25, No. 495 | jstor=3356425}} 2. ^{{cite journal | last=Bowles | first=Edmund A. | title=The Double, Double, Double Beat of the Thundering Drum: The Timpani in Early Music | journal=Early Music | volume=19 | issue=3 | pages=419–435|date=August 1991 | doi=10.1093/earlyj/XIX.3.419 | jstor=3127779}} External links
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