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Behold the Sun, the Glossary

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38 relations: Alexander Goehr, Anabaptism, Baritone, Bass (voice type), BBC, Berit Lindholm, Bohumil Herlischka, Carole Farley, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Deutschlandfunk, Duisburg, Figured bass, Fiona Kimm, Hiroshi Wakasugi, Jan Matthys, Jeremy White (bass), John McGrath (playwright), John of Leiden, John Pritchard (conductor), Justin Lavender, London Sinfonietta, Münster, Mezzo-soprano, Norman Bailey (bass-baritone), Oliver Knussen, Opera, Opus number, Philip Langridge, Phillip Joll, Prelude and fugue, Recto and verso, Rowman & Littlefield, SATB, Schott Music, Second Coming, Soprano, Tenor, Voice type.
1985 operas
Operas by Alexander Goehr
Operas set in the 16th century

Alexander Goehr

Peter Alexander Goehr (born 10 August 1932) is an English composer and academic.

Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin anabaptista, from the Greek ἀναβαπτισμός: ἀνά 're-' and βαπτισμός 'baptism'; Täufer, earlier also Wiedertäufer)Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term Wiedertäufer (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types.

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Bass (voice type)

A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Berit Lindholm

Berit Maria Lindholm (18 October 1934 – 12 August 2023) was a Swedish dramatic soprano.

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Bohumil Herlischka

Bohumil Herlischka (25 April 1919 – February 2006) was a Czech opera director.

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Carole Farley

Carole Farley is an American soprano and a principal singer at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Deutsche Oper am Rhein

The Deutsche Oper am Rhein (German Opera on the Rhine) is an opera company based in Düsseldorf and Duisburg.

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Deutschlandfunk

Deutschlandfunk (DLF, Broadcast Germany) is a public-broadcasting radio station in Germany, concentrating on news and current affairs.

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Duisburg

Duisburg (Duisborg) is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Figured bass

Figured bass is musical notation in which numerals and symbols appear above or below (or next to) a bass note.

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Fiona Kimm

Fiona Kimm is a British mezzo-soprano known for a wide-ranging operatic and concert repertoire.

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Hiroshi Wakasugi

was a Japanese orchestra conductor.

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Jan Matthys

Jan Matthys (also known as Jan Matthias, Johann Mathyszoon, Jan Mattijs, Jan Matthijszoon; c. 1500 – 5 April 1534) was a charismatic Anabaptist leader of the Münster Rebellion, regarded by his followers as a prophet.

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Jeremy White (bass)

Jeremy White is an English bass, with an international career in opera, concerts and recording.

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John McGrath (playwright)

John Peter McGrath (1 June 1935 – 22 January 2002) was a British playwright and theatre theorist who took up the cause of Socialism in his plays.

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John of Leiden

John of Leiden (born Johan Beukelszoon; 2 February 1509 – 22 January 1536) was a Dutch Anabaptist leader.

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John Pritchard (conductor)

Sir John Michael Pritchard, (born Stanley Frederick Pritchard, 5 February 1921 – 5 December 1989) was an English conductor.

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Justin Lavender

Justin Lavender (born 4 June 1951) is an operatic tenor, a professor of vocal studies at the Royal College of Music and co-founder and Musical Director of Arcadian Opera.

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London Sinfonietta

The London Sinfonietta is an English contemporary chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London.

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Münster

Münster (Mönster) is an independent city (Kreisfreie Stadt) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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Norman Bailey (bass-baritone)

Norman Stanley Bailey (23 March 1933 – 15 September 2021) was a British operatic bass-baritone who appeared in leading roles in major opera venues.

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Oliver Knussen

Stuart Oliver Knussen (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor.

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Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.

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Opus number

In music, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's publication of that work.

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Philip Langridge

Philip Gordon Langridge (16 December 1939 – 5 March 2010)Millington (7 March 2010) was an English tenor, considered to be among the foremost exponents of English opera and oratorio.

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Phillip Joll

Phillip Joll (born 14 March 1954) is a Welsh operatic baritone known for his portrayal of Wotan in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.

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Prelude and fugue

A prelude and fugue is a musical form generally consisting of two movements in the same key for solo keyboard.

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Recto and verso

Recto is the "right" or "front" side and verso is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet.

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Rowman & Littlefield

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949.

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SATB

SATB is an initialism that describes the scoring of compositions for choirs or consorts of instruments.

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Schott Music

Schott Music is one of the oldest German music publishers.

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Second Coming

The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christian belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his ascension to Heaven (which is said to have occurred about two thousand years ago).

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Tenor

A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types.

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Voice type

A voice type is a group of voices with similar vocal ranges, capable of singing in a similar tessitura, and with similar vocal transition points (passaggi).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behold_the_Sun

Also known as Die Wiedertäufer.

Behold the Sun, the Glossary

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See also

1985 operas

Operas by Alexander Goehr

Operas set in the 16th century

References