The Liturgical Context of the Byron-Nathan "Hebrew Melodies"

The Liturgical Context of the Byron-Nathan "Hebrew Melodies"

The speaker then, in stanza two, describes how David's music had, in effect, ascended to heaven-"Till David's Lyre grew mightier than his throne!" (10), and in stanza three, how it arrived before God-"Its sound aspired to Heaven and there abode!" (15), to conclude with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Studies in romanticism 2008-10, Vol.47 (3), p.393-412
1. Verfasser: Spector, Sheila A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ancient languages
Art songs
Hebrew language
Jewish music
Jewish peoples
Lyric poetry
Music
Musical aesthetics
Poetry
Prayer
Religion
Rites & ceremonies
Song lyrics
Stanzas
Theology
Zionism
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Zusammenfassung:The speaker then, in stanza two, describes how David's music had, in effect, ascended to heaven-"Till David's Lyre grew mightier than his throne!" (10), and in stanza three, how it arrived before God-"Its sound aspired to Heaven and there abode!" (15), to conclude with the prayer for reconciliation: [...] though heard on earth no more, Devotion and her daughter Love Still bid the bursting spirit soar To sounds that seem as from above, In dreams that day's broad light can not remove.
ISSN:0039-3762
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