Andrew Robertson Mackereth
Variations On Vexilla Regis
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Andrew Robertson Mackereth
Variations On Vexilla Regis
for Brass Band
- Instrumentation Brass Band
- Composer Andrew Robertson Mackereth
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Vexilla Regis (The Banners of the King) is a famous early Christian Latin hymn written around 569 AD by St. Venantius Fortunatus to celebrate the arrival of a relic of the True Cross in Poitiers, France. It is known for its powerful symbolism of the cross as a victorious banner and has been used liturgically for centuries, especially during Lent and Holy Week. In modern English usage, it is sung to a variety of tunes, with the original Gregorian tune being the most common variant. The hymn is traditionally sung at Vespers (Evening Prayer) from Passion Sunday to Maundy Thursday in the Roman Breviary and on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14). It is also used on Good Friday, when the Blessed Sacrament is carried from the tabernacle to the high altar. It is a suite of variations in free form, intended to be presented as a musical work in its own right and is not a descriptive piece or tone poem. The melody has changed over the centuries and I have drawn on this to create new melodies in the character and spirit of the original.
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