Author: bsobczak

After listening to the music attached in the reading, I was particularly interested in the music of Hubert Parry. I decided to look more into his background and found that he had a passion for composing music for the Church of England. He was most famous for his choral piece Jerusalem, I instantly knew what… Continue reading Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

I have never focused on the Passions of Bach but looking at it now most of his work has highlighted and was influenced by Christianity and the Bible. I particularly liked listening to the Passion according to St Luke. It shows that Bach liked to tell the story with strings and bass. In the questions… Continue reading Passions

Copeland’s Arrangement of Genesis, I feel, gives the listeners a more exaggerated yet more compelling explanation of feeling of Genesis.  The orchestral arrangement yet good to ear for the most part, I feel again, did not make me instantly explore how it’s related to the Bible.  Also shows to that the creator of the arrangement… Continue reading Genesis Copeland v. Orchestra