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Allegri Miserere
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Papal secrecy
Allegri’s Miserere was the last and the most popular of twelve different settings of the same text written for the Vatican over 120 years. It was so good that, to preserve the sense of mystery around the music, the Pope forbade anyone from transcribing it, on pain of excommunication. Only three copies were made: one for the Holy Roman Emperor, one for the King of Portugal, and one for an eminent music scholar — but these versions were so simplified from the original that the King of Portugal actually complained. The Pope wanted to keep its genius a secret — and so it remained for over 100 years.
Wolfgang’s trip to Rome
What the Pope hadn’t planned for was Leopold Mozart’s trip to Rome in 1770; and, more specifically, the attendance of his 14-year-old son, Wolfgang Amadeus.
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Papal secrecy
Allegri’s Miserere was the last and the most popular of twelve different settings of the same text written for the Vatican over 120 years. It was so good that, to preserve the sense of mystery around the music, the Pope forbade anyone from transcribing it, on pain of excommunication. Only three copies were made: one for the Holy Roman Emperor, one for the King of Portugal, and one for an eminent music scholar — but these versions were so simplified from the original that the King of Portugal actually complained. The Pope wanted to keep its genius a secret — and so it remained for over 100 years.
Wolfgang’s trip to Rome
What the Pope hadn’t planned for was Leopold Mozart’s trip to Rome in 1770; and, more specifically, the attendance of his 14-year-old son, Wolfgang Amadeus.
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The Mozarts popped into the Wednesday service at the Vatican, at which the Miserere was being performed. A couple of hours later, back at home, the young Wolfgang proceeded to transcribe the entire piece from memory. He went back on Friday to make a couple of corrections — and the Vatican’s secret was out.
While you’re biting the heads off your chocolate bunnies this weekend, you might wonder how cartoon rabbits became so central to our Easter celebrations. It’s tempting to assume that because there’s no biblical basis for the Easter Bunny, rabbits and hares have no religious significance – but that’s just not the case.
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⛪ HAPPY EASTER 🔔
🐇 On this special time, we want to wish you all a blessed and holy year.
👦🏼 To celebrate, we wanted to share with you a beautiful French song, here sung at torchlights by French patriots from La Flèche.
🗣️ "Media Vita" is probably France's oldest song. It was written by a priest near Tours in the years 200s (3td Century) for Easter. It was then forgotten, but re-discovered again in the IXth century by the monks of Solesmes Abbey.
🔥 Since this date, it is sing as a song to celebrate life, death, resurrection.
☀️ In this time of struggle and troubles, may this song light the flame in your hearts. Remember that life will always prevail. Keep faith and hope in the future.
🇨🇵 Never despair.
🐇 On this special time, we want to wish you all a blessed and holy year.
👦🏼 To celebrate, we wanted to share with you a beautiful French song, here sung at torchlights by French patriots from La Flèche.
🗣️ "Media Vita" is probably France's oldest song. It was written by a priest near Tours in the years 200s (3td Century) for Easter. It was then forgotten, but re-discovered again in the IXth century by the monks of Solesmes Abbey.
🔥 Since this date, it is sing as a song to celebrate life, death, resurrection.
☀️ In this time of struggle and troubles, may this song light the flame in your hearts. Remember that life will always prevail. Keep faith and hope in the future.
🇨🇵 Never despair.
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When most people think about pi, they associate the mathematical constant with arcs and circles. Mathematicians, however, are accustomed to seeing it in a variety of fields. But two University physicists were still surprised to find it lurking in a quantum…
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Pope Francis suggested that it might be time for countries to consider a universal basic wage to help ameliorate the worldwide economic disruption to workers caused by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in an Easter letter to leaders of prominent social movements.
Pope Francis suggested that it might be time for countries to consider a universal basic wage to help ameliorate the worldwide economic disruption to workers caused by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in an Easter letter to leaders of prominent social movements.
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Pope Francis says it might be 'time to consider a universal basic wage' in Easter letter
"This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out," The Pope said.