A quotation from Joseph Addison

Musick, the greatest Good that Mortals know,
And all of Heav’n we have below.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Poem (1694), “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day, at Oxford,” st. 3

More about this quote: wist.info/addison-joseph/15980…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #josephaddison #cecilia #stcecilia #saintcecilia #blessing #heaven #music #song

Addison, Joseph - Poem (1694), "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, at Oxford," st. 3 | WIST Quotations

Musick, the greatest Good that Mortals know, And all of Heav'n we have below. Cecilia is the patron saint of music and musicians.

WIST Quotations
Henry Purcell - Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z 328 (Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé)

YouTube

The facade and a bell tower of St Cecilia Basilica of Rome Italy in the background. In the foreground is a symmetrical courtyard with lush greenery, a fountain with a water urn in the center.

https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/st-cecilia-facade-rome-italy-joan-carroll.html

#rome #italy #trastevere #stcecilia #church #basilica #tower #belltower #facade #run #courtyard #historic #fountain #symmetrical #architecture #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

St Cecilia Facade Rome Italy by Joan Carroll

St Cecilia Facade Rome Italy by Joan Carroll

Joan Carroll Official Website
#MarieDeStPol founded #PembrokeCollege Cambridge. She’s shown here with #StCecilia, patron of musicians, whose feast is celebrated on 22 Nov.
🧵 2/3

For the day that's in it (Nov 22nd, St Cecilia's day, the patron saint of musicians).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DErV_tHTRvw

#Music #Purcell #StCecilia

Purcell: Hail! bright Cecilia | B´Rock Orchestra & Vox Luminis

A hymn of praise to music itself: Henry Purcell’s “Hail! bright Cecilia” is a ceremonial ode to the patron saint of sacred music: Saint Cecilia. This exubera...

YouTube

Happy St Cecilia’s day to all musicians out there!

#Music #StCecilia

Hermann Cohen’s faith moved him to leave the concert stage and embrace God’s call. “I have finished with the world forever,” he declared. #StCecilia

http://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/11/21/cohen-lastconcert/

Quote of the day, 22 November: Hermann Cohen

Hermann Cohen’s final concert was a farewell to the world and a step into God’s plan for his life. His newfound faith inspired him to serve the poor, compose Marian hymns, and embrace a life of pra…

Carmelite Quotes
Something for #StCeciliasDay
Detail from an #15thCentury Italian choirbook showing an illuminated letter C with #StCecilia playing the psaltery, with other female musicians playing #lute & #rebec.
V&A Museum
#otd #onthisday #earlymusic #illuminatedmanuscript #renaissance
#histodon #histodons @earlymodern @earlymusic @histodons @histodon

My social media feeds are divided today between people remembering St Cecilia and people remembering C. S. Lewis!

#StCecilia #CSLewis #Christianity #Saints

Domenechino: St Cecilia #StCecilia