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The words "Great Lord Of Lords (&c.)" were written some time between 1858 and 1905 by Rev. Henry Ramsden Bramley (also author of "O thou the central orb") either; at the request of Charles Wood, for his anthems of the same name (e.g. http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Great_Lord_of_Lords_(Charles_Wood) ) or by his, Rev. Bramley or some other editor of Gibbons' work, wishing to bring his wonderful secular works ("For the King being in Scotland" & "Rapid Recovery" - the work now known as "O thou the central Orb") to a wider audience with their sacred use. | The words "Great Lord Of Lords (&c.)" were written some time between 1858 and 1905 by Rev. Henry Ramsden Bramley (also author of "O thou the central orb") either; at the request of Charles Wood, for his anthems of the same name (e.g. [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Great_Lord_of_Lords_(Charles_Wood) Wood's Great Lord Of Lords] ) or by his, Rev. Bramley or some other editor of Gibbons' work, wishing to bring his wonderful secular works ("For the King being in Scotland" & "Rapid Recovery" - the work now known as "O thou the central Orb") to a wider audience with their sacred use. | ||
For further reference: [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CtwAWntRqboC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=H+R+Bramley+%22great+lord+of+lords%22&source=web&ots=V5oKBSjkH4&sig=2W6DcoF-9DFoXRB7M_C7PG4iZKY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result A history of English Cathedral Music] | For further reference: [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CtwAWntRqboC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=H+R+Bramley+%22great+lord+of+lords%22&source=web&ots=V5oKBSjkH4&sig=2W6DcoF-9DFoXRB7M_C7PG4iZKY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result A history of English Cathedral Music] | ||
Obviously, Gibbons cannot have written these pieces with these words | Obviously, Gibbons cannot have written these pieces with these words "Great Lord of Lords" in mind. It's also plain that if a 19th centry music editor (or Bramley himself) hadn't used these words to give Gibbons' compositions a new lease of life, then these two wonderful pieces would rarely, if ever be performed today. | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 23 September 2008
The words "Great Lord Of Lords (&c.)" were written some time between 1858 and 1905 by Rev. Henry Ramsden Bramley (also author of "O thou the central orb") either; at the request of Charles Wood, for his anthems of the same name (e.g. Wood's Great Lord Of Lords ) or by his, Rev. Bramley or some other editor of Gibbons' work, wishing to bring his wonderful secular works ("For the King being in Scotland" & "Rapid Recovery" - the work now known as "O thou the central Orb") to a wider audience with their sacred use.
For further reference: A history of English Cathedral Music
Obviously, Gibbons cannot have written these pieces with these words "Great Lord of Lords" in mind. It's also plain that if a 19th centry music editor (or Bramley himself) hadn't used these words to give Gibbons' compositions a new lease of life, then these two wonderful pieces would rarely, if ever be performed today.