Gustav Holst I vow to thee, my country Videos
- texts by Cecil Spring-Rice
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Gustav Holst Balint Karosi Cavaillé Cavaillé Coll 2020 2021
Hymn introduction and 3 Verses of “I vow unto thee, my country” / “Thaxted” by Gustav Holst, using the main theme from the “Jupiter” movement of the Planets. played by Balint Karosi on the 2020 Aeris Organ in Budapest Videos of the shop voicing of a Cavaillé Coll-style organ, installed in Krakow, Poland in 2021
Verdi Lynne Dawson Holst Chancellor Ventura Amara 1997
Second verse of Holst's 'I Vow to Thee, My Country' which was Diana's favourite hymn: And there's another country, I've heard of long ago, most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know; we may not count her armies, we may not see her King; her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering; and soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase, and her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace. Followed by: A reading by Diana's eldest sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale: 'Turn Again to Life' where she reads the apt words on Diana's passing, "Complete these dear unfinished tasks of mine". To fulfill this sentiment, the Princess Diana Memorial Fund was established in the autumn of 1997 with the direction of the then Chancellor of the Exchequer and now Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Its website can be found at (http•••) There then follows an outstanding performance by one of Britain's most popular operatic Sopranos, Lynne Dawson with Verdi's Requiem. Lynne's website has her diary from the time she made her remarkable performance before a live TV audience of over two billion people. (http•••) Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda quando coeli movendi sunt, et terra: dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira. Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Translation from Latin: Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death in that dread day when the heavens and the Earth shall be shaken, and you will come to judge the world by fire. I tremble in awe of the judgment and the coming wrath. Day of wrath, day of calamity and woe, great and exceeding bitter day. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Acknowledgement: I would like to thank Lynne for linking to this video from her website and for her touching and wonderful performance on that day in 1997.
Gustav Holst Knorr Curwen Hubert Parry Ralph Vaughan Williams Lays 1874 1908 1921 1926 1934
Sometimes I get into a patriotic mood, and I make no apology for that. "I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a British patriotic song, created in 1921, when a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice was set to music by Gustav Holst. In 1921, Gustav Holst +••.••(...)) adapted the music from a section of Jupiter from his suite The Planets (Op. 32 IV) to create a setting for the poem. The music was extended slightly to fit the final two lines of the first verse. At the request of the publisher Curwen, Holst made a version as a unison song with orchestra (Curwen also published Sir Hubert Parry's unison song with orchestra, "Jerusalem"). This was probably first performed in 1921 and became a common element at Armistice memorial ceremonies, especially after it was published as a hymn in 1926. Holst in 1926 harmonised the tune to make it usable as a hymn, which was included in the hymnal Songs of Praise. In that version the lyrics were unchanged, but the tune was then called "Thaxted" (named after the village where Holst lived for many years). The editor of the new (1926) edition of Songs of Praise was Holst's close friend Ralph Vaughan Williams, which may have provided the stimulus for Holst's cooperation in producing the hymn (courtesy of Wikipedia). The origin of the lyric is a poem by British diplomat Cecil Spring Rice, which he wrote in 1908 while posted to the British Embassy in Stockholm. Then called Urbs Dei (The City of God) or The Two Fatherlands, the poem described how a Christian owes his loyalties to both his homeland and the heavenly kingdom. I Vow to Thee My Country I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test, That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never falters, the love that pays the price, The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice. I heard my country calling, away across the sea, Across the waves and waters, she calls and calls to me. Her sword is girded at her side, her helmet on her head, And around her feet are lying the dying and the dead; I hear the noise of battle, the thunder of her guns; I haste to thee, my mother, a son among thy sons. And there's another country, I've heard of long ago, Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know; We may not count her armies, we may not see her King; Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering; And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase, And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace. I took these photos in London (Palace of Westminster; Hyde Park; Eros, Piccadilly; Horse Guards; Whitehall; St. Pancras Station (bronze statue of poet Sir John Betjeman)); Lincoln Cathedral; and in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England. Here, Holst's music has been arranged by Geoff Knorr and performed by the Prague FILMharmonic under the baton of conductor, Andy Brick.
Gustav Holst Briggs Neel 1936 2001 2010 2011 2012
Prelude (2011) and Fugue (2001) on a Theme of Gustav Holst by David Briggs. Played by Kevin Neel live on June 2, 2012 at Unity Presbyterian Church in Fort Mill, SC as part of the Charlotte AGO Summer Recital Series The theme by Gustav Holst is from "The Planets" (Jupiter) and has been adapted as the hymn tune "Thaxted" and set to texts such as "I Vow to Thee My Country" and "O God Beyond All Praising." The Fugue was originally an improvisation for the re-dedication of the organ at Gloucester Cathedral in England and was transcribed by the composer. The Prelude was commissioned to accompany the fugue a decade later. The organ is a 1936 Aeolian-Skinner (Op. 944) refurbished and enlarged by John Dower & Co. of Lincolnton, NC in 2011 for Unity Presbyterian's new sanctuary completed in 2010.
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