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De Las' Long Res', Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Dunbar Music Archive

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When Dey ’Listed Colored Soldiers, Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dunbar Music Archive

No abstract provided.

Stabat Mater, Peter Griesbacher

Marian Sheet Music

Peter Griesbacher's opus 208, "Stabat Mater," arranged for solo voice with organ accompaniment.

Devoto Salutacion Tiernas Alabanzas Accion De Gracias Y Expresivo Despedimento A La Milagrosisima Imagen De Nuestra Senora De San Juan De Las Lagos., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

An engraving of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos fills the top half of the recto. She is flanked by cherubs in flight and birds at the top left and right hand corners. On the verso an engraving in the shape of an upside-down T intersects the text and separates it into separate columns. Inside the shape is a scene of worshippers gathered for mass in front of the image of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos, with the image at the top of the shape framed by curtains and candles. At the bottom of the …

Erhebt In Vollen Chören (Now Raise Your Joyful Voices), Friedrich Koenen

Marian Sheet Music

A hymn for four voice parts (two sopranos and two altos) by Friedrich Koenen in praise of the Virgin Mary. This hymn appears to have been removed from an issue of The Caecilia: Magazine of Catholic Church and School Music from around the turn of the century.

Wir Grüssen Dich Heute (To Mary Queen Of The Angels), Friedrich Koenen

Marian Sheet Music

A hymn for four voice parts (two sopranos and two altos) by Friedrich Koenen in honor of the Virgin Mary. This hymn appears to have been removed from an issue of The Caecilia: Magazine of Catholic Church and School Music from around the turn of the century.

Wunderschön Prächtige (Maiden Of Thee We Sing), Friedrich Koenen

Marian Sheet Music

A hymn for four voice parts (two sopranos and two altos) by Friedrich Koenen in honor of the Virgin Mary. This hymn appears to have been removed from an issue of The Caecilia: Magazine of Catholic Church and School Music from around the turn of the century.

Gozos A La Santísima Virgen Del Pilar, Valentín Metón

Marian Sheet Music

For a children's choir (tenor and bass), with organ or piano accompaniment. The title translates to "Joys of Our Lady of the Pillar."

Cantica Mariana: Sieben Marianische Gesänge Zum Gebrauche Bei Nachmittägigen Andachten, Ignaz Mitterer

Marian Sheet Music

Collection of Marian antiphons and hymns for a mixed choir (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voice parts) with organ accompaniment.

Stabat Mater, Giovanni Da Palestrina, Richard Wagner

Marian Sheet Music

Arrangement of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's "Stabat Mater" for a double chorus of mixed voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass). The song was arranged by Richard Wagner.

Of All Virgins, Thou Art Fairest, P. Piel

Marian Sheet Music

Hymn "Of All Virgins, Thou Art Fairest" by P. Piel for two part choir with piano accompaniment. This song was removed from an unknown hymnal or magazine.

Salve Regina, P. Piel

Marian Sheet Music

Hymn "Salve Regina" by P. Piel for two part choir with piano accompaniment. This song was removed from an unknown hymnal or magazine.

Coloquio Para Celebrar La Maravillosa Aparicion De Ntra. Senora De Guadalupe., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

An engraving on the top of the recto shows Juan Diego, with back turned, facing the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a hill in the background. Angels flank the scene, and all are encased in an elaborate border.

The text is a short dramatization with dialogue, scenic directions, and a musical chorus. It details a conversation between Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe. It begins with the first apparition at Tepeyac Hill, with the Virgin instructing Juan Diego to go to the Archbishop of Mexico City, Juan de Zumarraga, to tell him to build a temple on …

La Anima Sola, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto contains a full-page engraving with a woman in the foreground. Visible from the chest up and otherwise engulfed in flames and standing in front of a barred window, she gazes upwards and stretches an arm upward, showing the shackles around her wrists. Above this scene on a dais made of clouds, Mary and St. Joseph intercede. Three men in robes sitting on thrones represent the Holy Trinity, and they have triangular haloes. Angels attend to the scene.

The text of the verso describes the experience of a soul in Purgatory and entreats the reader to consider such a …

Milagrosa Imagen De Nuestra Senora De Los Remedios, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto has a full-page engraving of Our Lady of Los Remedios, with a large crown and mantle. The mantle drapes over the moon and heavens at her feet, resting on a snake wrapped around a sphere. The figure is atop a pedestal. The verso has an engraving depicting Jesus with a crown of thorns and tears of blood, flanked by angels.

The text describes an elderly woman who must beg for food; she visits her son who is a rich man and asks for his help. He refuses cruelly, claiming that he owes nothing to her and sends her …

Accion De Gracias A La Santisima Virgen Maria De San Juan De Los Lagos, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto has an engraving of the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos with Posada's signature on the bottom left corner. A large procession heading into the basilica spills out into the courtyard outside. The top of the verso carries an engraving from the inside of the basilica, with the image of the Virgin framed by curtains on the left and a clerical figure in biretta standing on a balcony on the right. A crowd stands facing both, with their backs visible. Text is placed so that it appears the crowd is saying: "Adios Virgen de …

Loa Dicha Por Una Cocinera Y Un Aguador En Honor De Nuestra Senora Del Rosario, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto contains an engraving of two figures, a woman on the left and a man on the right. The woman holds out her finger toward him. A large pot stands between them.

The text is a loa, a short dramatic work that originated in Spain but that proliferated in Latin America. Loas entertained audiences waiting for the beginning of a festival or full length theatrical work. The dialogue of this work in between a cook and a water carrier. When a religious procession passes them, they stop their conversation and join in prayer for Our Lady of the Rosary.

Admirable Milagro De La Sma. Virgen De Guadalupe En El Pueblo De Taxco: Un Cirio Con Substancias Explosivas, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

The recto has a large engraving depicting the interior of a church. The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe is surrounded by candles on the altar. In front of the altar, various figures stand with the backs turned. One group surrounds a man on his knees.

The text describes the actions of a non-Catholic from Taxco resentful of the masses attending church. He brought two candles to the local church, including one filled with explosives. He brought them to the priest, asking that they be lit during the service on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The priest instructed …

Missa "Assumpta Est Maria", Giovanni Da Palestrina, Franz Haberl

Marian Sheet Music

Mass setting by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in honor of the Assumption of Mary. This mass setting was arranged for a mixed chorus (two sopranos, alto, two tenors, and bass voice parts) by Franz X. Haberl.

Wild Flowers From Palestine, Harvey Bartlett Greene

Rare Books

48 unnumbered pages

Seventeen specimens of pressed flowers from Palestine, [mounted], with description and Scripture reference. This book catalogs a variety of plants that grow naturally in and around sites sacred to Christianity. Introduction by Hon. Selah Merrill, D.D., LL.D, U.S. Consul at Jerusalem. Inscribed “Mamma Smith Oct 23, 1899." Rose of Sharon is missing from this copy.

The Cradle Of Christ (Stabat Mater Speciosa): A Canticle For Christmas, Sir John Bridge, Jacopone Da Todi, John Neal

Marian Sheet Music

Arrangement for four-part chorus and piano of Sir John Frederick Bridge's "The Cradle of Christ." The lyrics are taken from a thirteenth century Latin hymn by Jacopone da Todi, translated in 1866 by Rev. Dr. John Mason Neale. The work was composed for the 1894 Hereford Musical Festival, and was dedicated to Rev. George Prothero, the Sub-dean of Westminster Abbey. This arrangement is for a four-part chorus of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voice parts, with soprano and baritone solos.

Singular Fenomeno. El Nino Sin Craneo En La Villa De Guadalupe., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, José Guadalupe Posada

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

An engraving on the top of the recto shows a small figure sleeping on his side. According to the description in the text below, the child is depicted with eyes on his forehead and the body of a monkey, including a tail.

The text describes a stillbirth to a woman named Agapita. According to the story, the child was born with fetal anomalies including eyes in his forehead and a vestigial tail, though the title of the broadside states that the child was born without a skull. Agapita and others believe the child looks like a monkey and locals believe …

Sorprendente Milagro. Segunda Aparicion De Nuestra Senora La Virgen Santisima De Guadalupe, Entre La Hacienda De La Lecheria Y San Martin., Lmprenta De Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Marian Broadsides from Mexico

Illustrator: Jose Guadalupe Posada

Come, all believers,

And adore with blind faith,

The Queen of the Heavens

Found in a maguey.

Ave Maria!, Pietro Mascagni, Piero Mazzoni, Frederick Weatherly

Marian Sheet Music

"Ave Maria!" is a hymn set to music adapted from the intermezzo of Pietro Mascagni's opera Cavalleria Rusticana. The Italian lyrics were written by Piero Mazzoni, and the English lyrics for this edition were translated by Frederick Edward Weatherly. This edition is arranged for a solo mezzo-soprano or baritone with piano accompaniment.

Alla Vergine, Leopoldo Mastrigli, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Dante Alighieri

Marian Sheet Music

"Alla Vergine" is a musical setting of the first seven stanzaas of Canto XXXIII from Dante Alighieri's Paradiso. The music, composed by Leopoldo Mastrigli, is adapted from Ludwig van Beethoven's "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp" (Opus 27 no. 2), better known as the "Moonlight Sonata." The lyrics are taken from Saint Bernard's prayer to Mary, "Virgin Mother, daughter of your Son." This edition is arranged for solo voice, piano, violin, and cello.

Ave Maria, Pietro Mascagni, Piero Mazzoni, Sigmar Mehring, Bogumil Zepler

Marian Sheet Music

"Ave Maria!" is a hymn set to music adapted from the intermezzo of Pietro Mascagni's opera Cavalleria Rusticana. The Italian lyrics were written by Piero Mazzoni, the German lyrics were translated by Sigmar Mehring. This edition is arranged by Bogumil Zepler for a solo soprano or tenor with piano accompaniment.

Lauretanische Litanei, Joseph Auer

Marian Sheet Music

A setting of the Litaniae Lauretanae (Litany of Loreto or Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary) by Joseph Auer, written for a five-part mixed chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass). This work was composed in honor of Father Utto Kornmüller, O.S.B.

Hymn To The Saints, John Lalanne S.M.

Musical Compositions about the Marianist Charism

Honoring our saints

Magnus Dominus, John B. Lalanne S.M.

Musical Compositions about the Marianist Charism

No abstract provided.

Ave Maria, Johannes Brahms

Marian Sheet Music

Full orchestration for Johannes Brahms's "Ave Maria" for women's voices with organ and orchestra. Instrumentation is for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, two violin parts, viola, cello, and bass; the chorus is for two soprano parts and two alto parts.