Bonney, Howells, Johnson & Roberts – Haydn “Nelson Mass” Part lll Gloria ll

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J. Haydn “Nelson Mass” Part lll Gloria ll Barbara Bonney – Soprano Anne Howells – Mezzo Soprano Anthony R. Johnson – Tenor Stephen Roberts – Baritone Richard Hickox – Conductor City of London Sinfonia London Symphony Chorus Illustrations – St Paul’s Cathedral, London – St Paul’s Cathedral – information part Ill ‘Old St Paul’s’ Main article: Old St Paul’s Cathedral Old St Paul’s prior to 1561, with intact spire The fourth St Paul’s, known when architectural history arose in the 19th century as Old St Paul’s, was begun by the Normans after the 1087 fire. Work took over 200 years, and a great deal was lost in a fire in 1136. The roof was once more built of wood, which was ultimately to doom the building. The church was consecrated in 1240, but a change of heart led to the commencement of an enlargement programme in 1256. When this ‘New Work’ was completed in 1314 — the cathedral had been consecrated in 1300 — it was the third-longest church in Europe. Excavations by Francis Penrose in 1878 showed it was 585 feet (178 m) long and 100 feet (30 m) wide (290 feet or 87 m across the transepts and crossing), and had one of Europe’s tallest spires, at some 489 feet (149 m). By the 16th century the building was decaying. Under Henry VIII and Edward VI, the Dissolution of the Monasteries and Chantries Acts led to the destruction of interior ornamentation and the cloisters, charnels, crypts, chapels, shrines, chantries and other buildings in St Paul’s Churchyard. Many of these former …

The exploration of the history of music and architecture for a master’s thesis project. The songs are a sample of a CD I put together of classical, jazz, and original compositions put to their respective architectural and visual counterparts. This is the first quote…Can architecture be heard? Most people would probably say that as architecture does not produce sound, it cannot be heard. But neither does it radiate light and yet it can be seen. We see the light it reflects and thereby gain an impression of form and material. In the same way we hear the sounds it reflects and they, too, give us an impression of form and material. Differently shaped rooms and different materials reverberate differently. – Steen Eiler Rasmussen
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