A pinnacle (from Latinpinnaculum, a little feather, pinna, compare panache) is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on at the corners of and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was mainly used in Gothic architecture.
This complete 12-disc survey of The Psalms of David from St. Paul's Cathedral is both a remarkable historical record of Anglican chant at its finest and an astonishing musical experience. Contained here are all 150 psalms in their traditional English garb ..
Of the many accounts of Britten's Ceremony of Carols in the catalog, this one is the best. This was the first work Britten wrote for boys' voices, and with his keen ear and extraordinary imagination, he achieved many wondrous and memorable effects. At the ..
The Missa Pange Lingua is probably the most famous work written by Josquin des Prez and is generally thought to be his last mass. Rather than being a summation of his previous compositional techniques, Josquin s mass synthesizes several contrapuntal trends..
In this long, reflective novel, Huysmans’ alter-ego, Durtal, sets out to explore the mystic symbolism embodied in one of the greatest gothic edifices in France, Chartres cathedral. Written at the time of the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal that threa..
Arguments that were advanced for retaining an archaic style in cathedral music are considered, including the linking of musical style with liturgical language, the recommending of a subservient role for music in the liturgy, and the development of a langua..
Odría. Over beers and a sea of freely spoken words, the conversation flows between two individuals, Santiago and Ambrosia, who talk of their tormented lives and of the overall degradation and frustration that has slowly taken over their town.Through a..
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Raymond Carver?s spare dramas of loneliness, despair, and troubled relationships breathed new life into the American short story of the 1970s and ?80s. In collections such as Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? and What We Talk About When..
He tells a story of love and death, jealousy and miraculous happenings, of the divided loyalties of Protestants and Catholics in the Elizabethan Age. Before us, his judges, Dallas seeks to justify the actions of his life. But is he telling the truth? And c..
His three sons continue with their intentionally separate lives, hardly grieving their dead father. But recent events stir up memories of the past, and dark secrets begin to surface in Cathedral Street, an epic novel of a family torn apart by greed, cruelt..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
CLOSEOUTS . A miniature floral-inspired print stands out on the woven cotton of Roperand#39;s Amarillo print shirt, with pearlized buttons completing the western look. Available Colors: BLUE MOZART, ORANGE FOULARD, AZUL PAISLEY, BLUE CATHEDRAL FOULAND. Siz..
