Beautiful. Also the guy next to the soloist women is like 6’8” |
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There was a time when all music (and painting and sculpture) was commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church because they were the only ones with enough money to support artists.
Therefore, the artists, irrespective of their own religious feelings (I've heard that Michelangelo was an atheist), worked for the Church. |
Thank you for this OP! What a lovely thread. |
Here's an explanation (with choir) of how the Miserere by Allegri supposedly evolved over time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6hD8YtO5HI |
Eriks Esenvalds - O Salutaris Hostia
Morten Lauridsen - O nata lux |