To: ConorMacNessa
Exactly!
“Oh Sacred Head” is from the Chorale from Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion and appears several times in this very long (but beautiful!) piece.
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04/23/2015 7:07:52 PM PDT by
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To: left that other site
Indeed! I know it not only from St. Matthew's Passion, but as the hymn we sing every Holy Thursday. Ironically, the first time I can recall hearing the theme was Paul Simon's redaction in 1966. I thought it was an American folk tune and I have to say, I always liked his lightly sprung rhythm on that seminal theme.
"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
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04/23/2015 7:16:39 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
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