sacred songs

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sacred
adjective
uk
/ˈseɪ.krɪd/us
/ˈseɪ.krɪd/
considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with ...
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song
noun
uk
/sɒŋ/us
/sɑːŋ/
a usually short piece of music with words that ...
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(Definition ofsacredandsongfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The author comprehensively studies and presents a relatively neglected late fifteenth-century codex ofsacredsong.
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It is the recollections of clever comments during tours, camps and practice sessions and that mystical bond between them that share asacredsongthat denotes the choir's worth.
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This enormously varied repertory ranges from simple pastoral songs to solo cantatas and complex sacred songs, and explores the gamut of human emotions from agonized confession to glorious celebration.
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It was presumably no feat for him to present sacred songs or dirges for the dead on stage: their meaning was already laid down by custom and dramatic convention.
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Both popular and sacred songs from the renaissance are common, although modern music with renaissance or biblical texts can often be heard.
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There are also public sacred songs, as well as ritual speeches that are sometimes perceived as musical because of their use of rhythm and melody.
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It can be seen in their sacred songs and with how they handle their childrens language.
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Her output is also unique in that it only contains secular vocal music, with the exception of one volume of sacred songs.
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Some 1,300 "pads" (poems) commonly known as "bhajans" (sacred songs) are attributed to her.
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Relatives are beckoned to bid farewell and sing sacred songs at the side of the body. 3.
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She embraced opera, operetta, sacred songs and popular ballads.
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He also wrote songs, rounds, and catches for the young, besides carols, hymns, and sacred songs, for which he composed both words and music.
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His compositional output includes numerous sacred songs, anthems, and works for organ.
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She composed concerti and symphonic works, but is best known for sacred songs.
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The same can be said about his sacred songs, which he also published several collections of.
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He also wrote several symphonic works, sacred songs, chamber music, and art songs.
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He wrote over 200 works, most of them folk-inspired songs or sacred songs.
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Additionally, the user must memorize numerous amounts of sacred songs and also have extensive magic knowledge.
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