Love this! They sang this at my church on Good Friday, I was blown away. I'm guessing you're talking about Allegri's, right?
I am! Though the piece is attributed to him, we don't actually know who wrote it. One thing I must do before I die is witness this in the Sistine Chapel. For now I listen to it in a candle lit bath. Cancels out the stress of 12 hour days instantly.
Has a very interesting history to it, this piece of music.
Have you listened to Gnossienne number 1 by Satie? That might be one of my favourites:
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Other than that, I like Hungarian Dance no.5 by Brahms, Waltz no. 2 by Shostakovich, Moonlight Sonata, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Danse Macabre, Chopin's Funeral March, Lark Ascending by Williams, Danzon no. 2 by Marquez if that counts, and the Turkish March by Beethoven.
I am! Though the piece is attributed to him, we don't actually know who wrote it. One thing I must do before I die is witness this in the Sistine Chapel. For now I listen to it in a candle lit bath. Cancels out the stress of 12 hour days instantly.
Has a very interesting history to it, this piece of music.
Ahhh, that is an interesting bit of history! I didn't know that.
As for the Sistine Chapel, as far as I recall, they don't hold Masses in their overly often as it's mainly used as a tourist hotspot as part of the Vatican Museum! I would love to hear Mass there, though. I've seen it 3 times!
This reminds me of something Elgar said of Wagner. I forget the quote exactly but I think it was;
"Wagner had some very boring half hours, but some brilliant 5 minutes."
I've really tried to like Wagner, and I appreciate his contribution to the genre of Romance which is my favourite genre but I just struggle to enjoy his music. I read Die Walkure but just found it a bit weird.
Ahhh, that is an interesting bit of history! I didn't know that.
As for the Sistine Chapel, as far as I recall, they don't hold Masses in their overly often as it's mainly used as a tourist hotspot as part of the Vatican Museum! I would love to hear Mass there, though. I've seen it 3 times!
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I will cry when I hear it there, 100000% certain. Music makes me cry or makes my eyes water when it's really perfect.