How To Use Chorister In A Sentence
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On the float were placed [the sacred things] which the Mindanaos had plundered: on each slope lay the chasuble, choristers 'mantles, frontals, and other sacred ornaments; on the ridge stood the chalices, monstrances and patens; and at the edge were hung the chrismatories and small bells.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
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There'll be more to come and thanks to the many choristers who footslogged their way around Orange with the letter drop that was a part of the membership drive.
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The trust has decided to rename it Chorister's House to reflect the original purpose of the building.
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My earliest Messiah memories belong to childhood days in the 1960s as a chorister at Canterbury cathedral being giving arias to perform as a unison group.
Massive Messiah
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It would be unthinkable today for an Oxbridge choral scholar, or just about any young British chorister, not to sing the full Messiah regularly.
Massive Messiah
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Born on 7 October 1770 in Trostberg, he started his musical career as a boy chorister at the Benedict monastery of Seeon where he had occasion to see Mozart play the church organ.
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It's a shame that, unlike Strauss, he didn't accept Durham University's offer, but he is still a former St Paul's Cathedral chorister, saxophonist, pianist and now part-time lamber (at the farm of his girlfriend's family).
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In Leeds boy choristers and lay clerks from the parish church and pupils from St Peter's Church of England Primary School took part.
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chorister" was so enchanting; and because of his whiteness, and hair which had no grease on it, but stood up all bright; she had never spoken to him -- a far worship, like that for a star.
Saint's Progress
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Joining three other budding stars in September, she will train with the pioneering cathedral choir, which formed in 1991 as the first liturgical ensemble for girl choristers.
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Another service, more tapers and hymns, more speeches and, in front of the coffin, white-robbed choristers chant and rhythmically shake silver rattles.
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It is not strange that with such a chorister in charge, all solicitude about anthems and voluntaries vanished from the preacher's mind.
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Beneath, the scene was open and lightsome, and the robin redbreast was chirping his best, to atone for the absence of all other choristers.
Saint Ronan's Well
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I was fortunate enough to have been introduced to it as a chorister in Coventry Cathedral, some long time ago, and it has remained emblazoned on my musical memory ever since.
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Joanne not only played the violin, viola, euphonium, piano and cello, but she and her brother, Mark, 19, who is studying engineering at Durham University, were the first brother and sister to be choristers at Ripon Cathedral.
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At eight, Will starts boarding at Horris Hill prep school, taking piano lessons and finally becoming head chorister.
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At age 8, he joined a boy choir and became the head chorister within three years.
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By a draft of the statutes written by Wolsey himself it appears, that the permanent members of the college f were intended to consist of a dean, a subdean, sixty canons of the first rank, and forty of the second, thirteen chap - lains, twelve clerks, and sixteen choristers, with professors of Rhetorie,
The life and administration of Cardinal Wolsey
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There is a noticeable acoustic difference between a church with a wooden roof and a similar building with a stone vault, as many choristers will testify.
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There's an immodest bather, drunkards, a glutton (whose stomach does his talking for him), a fool, a woman, a monk, three choristers and a nun - all with a particular story to impart.
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Purcell, Haydn and Schubert were among the many who derived most of their basic musical training from being apprenticed as choristers.
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I keep it, staying at home with a bobolink for a chorister and an orchard for a dome.
Billy Collins: A Poet's Affection For Emily Dickinson
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In reply to a question as to how many cathedral choristers become clergy, the response of 2.5% was consistent across the country.
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Another door opened beneath the king, and a priest, followed by a band of choristers, and dancing maidens blowing joyous airs on golden horns and treading an epithalamic measure, advanced to where the pair stood side by side; and the wedding was promptly and cheerily solemnized.
A Chosen Few Short Stories
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Similarly, there are fewer than forty choristers in La Chapelle de Québec, and their young, penetrating sound takes Mozart's Requiem off its pedestal and gives it dramatic immediacy.
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He proved an enthusiastic chorister and server in the parish churches, and was a stickler for the traditions of the Church of England.
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The first programme in the series sees Kaddy going behind the scenes at Canterbury Cathedral to find out what it takes to become a chorister in their world-famous choir.
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The choristers wore shirt and tie (long ties for the boys and bowties for the men) with black robes over their shoulders (not their liturgical cassocks and surplices).
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It relieved professional chorister Christopher Nemec to see the young people bring dedication and skill to the chorus, an art form many have feared may be dying out.
High Schoolers Perform with Masters at Carnegie Hall
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He probably knew Charles from the days he was organising Royalist troops from Exeter Cathedral, where young Matthew was a chorister.
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After we were ‘comfortably’ seated on the rough wooden benches, a chorister led us in a hymn.
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Finally, an old hound which appeared to be gifted with a peculiarly robust temperament kept supplying the part of contrabasso, so that his growls resembled the rumbling of a bass singer when a chorus is in full cry, and the tenors are rising on tiptoe in their efforts to compass a particularly high note, and the whole body of choristers are wagging their heads before approaching a climax, and this contrabasso alone is tucking his bearded chin into his collar, and sinking almost to a squatting posture on the floor, in order to produce a note which shall cause the windows to shiver and their panes to crack.
Dead Souls
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With a bobolink [a type of blackbird] for a chorister [singer in the choir],
Dean Sluyter: Emily Dickinson and the Buddha vs. the WWF
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The procession will be accompanied by a full symphony orchestra and 800 choristers with military, brass and steel bands.
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Ronan Dunne began his musical training as a boy chorister with the Palestrina Choir at the Pro Cathedral, Dublin.
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A mass choir of 60 choristers from Giggleswick School, which Mr Whiteley attended from the age of 13, also performed.
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The only choristers in these natural fanes were the robins and the small lyrical wren; but on passing through the rustic village of Wolverton I stopped for a couple of minutes to listen to the lively strains of a cirl-bunting among some farm buildings.
Afoot in England
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I need to ask one of my choristers tonight what it is about renaissance madrigals that he likes so much, and what about other music he dislikes, or is neutral to.
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At his command the chorister enounced the prophet's song.
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Another door opened beneath the king, and a priest, followed by a band of choristers, and dancing maidens blowing joyous airs on golden horns and treading an epithalamic measure, advanced to where the pair stood side by side, and the wedding was promptly and cheerily solemnized.
Short Stories for English Courses
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His father was a vicar-choral at St Davids, but by 1596 the young Thomas was master of the choristers at Worcester Cathedral.
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Among the members of the Association are friends and supporters of the Choir, past and present choristers and choirmen.
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Even the police could be seen tapping their feet along to Gareth's unmistakable voice, which developed from his years as a chorister in Bradford Cathedral choir.
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As a child, Jeffreys took piano lessons and was a chorister.
John Jeffreys obituary
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Currently, The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys is comprised of 14 choirmen and 30 choristers.
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Bach would have known the members of his audience quite as well as he knew his choristers and instrumental players.
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Using boy choristers from the present together with previous choir members such as James Bowman and James Gilchrist gives a completeness to this recording.
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The son of a clergyman, he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral and was subsequently articled to the organist there.
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A trio of choristers have proved good things come in threes after chalking up a collective 210 years' service in their church's choir.
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Still, the group has spirit, and it is funny to hear some of the choristers dramatically rolling their r's while others sing the Latin text with an obvious American accent.
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If one had to narrow it down, the most formative factors in Mr. Muhly's childhood were the rise of the Internet and his work as a boy chorister in Providence, R.I. Much of his music has the feel of a computer desktop with multiple windows open at the same time.
All in a Day's Work, Polygamy Included
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The Choir will be accepting new members, and all interested choristers are encouraged to apply.
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When he joined the choir at age 8 ½, singing treble, he was told that he would never be more than a chorister.
The King of the Lyric Basses
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About 9% of the total operating budget would go toward orchestra and chorister salaries, down from 13% last year, opera officials said.
City Opera Performances in Jeopardy
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The High Church ceremonial and the enthusiastic commitment of generations of choristers and choirmen provide a continual source of inspiration and the future is viewed with great enthusiasm.
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The ‘Cathedral Choir’ where Samuel Sebastian had been brought up was at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, where he had been a chorister from the age of seven.
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Noel had loved one deeply -- the word "chorister" was so enchanting; and because of his whiteness, and hair which had no grease on it, but stood up all bright; she had never spoken to him -- a far worship, like that for a star.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works
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One chorister, who had previously sung in both the choir and the chorale formed a point of connection between groups, but there was little, if any, direct interaction.
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The son of an Irish bandmaster, Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854 and had a sacred song published by Novello in 1855.
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Among the birds, the Knysna lourie (Tauraco corythaix), Knysna warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus, VU), Knysna woodpecker (Campethera notata), chorister robin-chat (Cossypha dichroa), and forest canary (Serinus scotops) are all near-endemic to this ecoregion.
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
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A final spat occurs over an imperishable chorister habit when performing a choral work: the sneaky replacement of the actual words with something subversive.
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The 150-strong choir is made up of choristers from parish choirs from throughout the diocese.
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Having been an amateur chorister for many years, I've had the opportunity to experience many of Rutter's arrangements and original works first-hand.
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As a boy chorister in his Czech-Moravian homeland, Janácek 1854-1928 learned early the potential of choral writing.
Janácek: Choral Works – review
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After a short pause, and some prayers from the responser, in which the choristers joined with musical notes, the priest took the bride and bridegroom by the hand, the friends holding their crowns, and walked with them round the desk thrice, having both their right hands fast in his, from west to east, saying --
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828
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As an introduction to Handel's work for the newcomer, this is a highly welcome release: the King's Consort under Robert King sing strongly throughout, with much fine musical colouring from soloists and choristers.
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DMus: In recognition of his significant contribution to church music, particularly as Organist and Master of the Choristers of Chichester Cathedral.
Archbishop of Canterbury awards Lambeth Degrees
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There's an immodest bather, drunkards, a glutton (whose stomach does his talking for him), a fool, a woman, a monk, three choristers and a nun - all with a particular story to impart.
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I keep it staying at home with a bobolink for a chorister and an orchard for a dome.
A Flowering Tribute To Emily Dickinson
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Almost as important as the domine was the _voorleezer_ or chorister, who was also generally the bell-ringer, sexton, grave-digger, funeral inviter, schoolmaster, and sometimes town clerk.
Home Life in Colonial Days
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About 30 singers have been chosen to deputise for choristers who will be on holiday from the city's cathedral for a week next August.
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Mr. Chas. E. Peck, presided at the organ, and Mr. D. B. Gulick, as chorister, led the singing, which was congregational, and rarely has more inspiriting or better sacred music been heard in the Tabernacle.