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- noun The 51st
Psalm , sometimes set to music.
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So liturgically and musically pre-eminent is Ps. 1, however, that it is commonly referred to as the Miserere, without further qualification.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The Miserere is the composition of the celebrated Allegri, and for giving the effect of wailing and lamentation, without injury to harmony, it is one of the most perfect of compositions.
Letters and Journals 01 Morse, Samuel F B 1914
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If it ever be a good thing to take such despondency to heart, the Miserere is the right music, and a cathedral a fit scene.
An Inland Voyage Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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Allegri Misere: The "Miserere" was the glory of Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652), known mostly as a singer in the Papal Chapel.
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Allegri Misere: The "Miserere" was the glory of Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652), known mostly as a singer in the Papal Chapel.
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In 1981, Gorecki pronounced "go-RETZ-kee" wrote a "Miserere" in support of Solidarnosc.
Remembering Gorecki in NoVa Anne Midgette 2010
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Mr. Gorecki formed a group of intellectuals opposed to communist ruled and, in 1981, composed a choral work, "Miserere," dedicated to the Polish Solidarity movement.
Henryk Gorecki, Polish composer of surprise hit 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs,' dies at 76 Matt Schudel 2010
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Now, this piece, this "Miserere" is a fairly lengthy 12 - to 13-minutes-long piece composed in five parts with a nine part finale.
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And while he's in Rome in 1770 he got to hear a piece called "Miserere" by a composer named Gregorio Allegri.
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(Soundbite of song, "Miserere") Mr. GREENBERG: Well, in 1770 the 14-year-old Mozart heard the piece performed in the Sistine Chapel twice, after which he wrote it down from memory.
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