Prelude from Te Deum / Prelude fra Te Deum Marc Antoine Charpentier / Arr. Haakon Esplo

Serie / Series: Young Band Classics

Te Deum is the abbreviated name for the Ambrosian Hymn, one of the oldest and most well-known Christian hymns. Many great composers have used the Te Deum text for their own music, among them Handel, Bruckner and Charpentier. The hymn has been played in different contexts as a thanksgiving to God for example, for the coronation of kings and emperors, since in earlier times they often ruled by divine right. The first part of the hymn, Prelude, is also known as the Eurovision broadcasting theme. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (16341704) was a French Baroque composer, best known in his own time for vocal church music.

[NO]Te Deum er forkortet navn for Den ambrosianske lovsang, en av de eldste og mest velkjente kristne hymner. Mange store komponister har benyttet Te Deum -teksten til egne tonesettinger, deriblandt Händel, Bruckner og Charpentier. Hymnen er blitt spilt i ulike sammenhenger som takksigelse til Gud for eksempel til kroning av konger og keisere som jo i eldre tid ofte var Konge av Guds Nåde. Den første delen av hymnen, Prelude, er også kjent som Eurovisjonens kjenningsmelodi. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704) var en fransk barokkomponist, i sin samtid mest kjent for vokal kirkemusikk.

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Young Band Classics

Te Deum is the abbreviated name for the Ambrosian Hymn, one of the oldest and most well-known Christian hymns. Many great composers have used the Te Deum text for their own music, among them Handel, Bruckner and Charpentier. The hymn has been played in different contexts as a thanksgiving to God for example, for the coronation of kings and emperors, since in earlier times they often ruled by divine right. The first part of the hymn, Prelude, is also known as the Eurovision broadcasting theme. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (16341704) was a French Baroque composer, best known in his own time for vocal church music.