Saint Cecilia
Also recorded as St. Cecilia · Caecilia · Cecilia
Saint Cecilia

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- Born
- 180 · Rome.
- Died
- 230 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- musician
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The full dated record · 2 entries
180
Saint Cecilia born at Rome.
230
Saint Cecilia died at Rome.
Primary material
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 7602206-7, Saint Cecilia Society.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500021021, Saint Cecilia Master.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q80513: Saint Cecilia
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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- 1.Dom Gaspar LeFebvre, OSB. The Saint Andrew Missal, with Vespers for Sundays and Feasts. E. M. Lohmann Co. 1685. 1952.
- 2.Helgon- och minnesdagar i Domkyrkan. 5 February 2019.
- 3.Fr. Paolo O. Pirlo, SHMI. My First Book of Saints. Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate – Quality Catholic Publications. 280–282. 1997. 978-971-91595-4-4.
- 4.5. 593.
- 5.Fuller, Osgood Eaton: Brave Men and Women. BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008, p. 272. .
- 6.Rom. sott. ii. 147.
- 7.The Life of Saint Cecilia – Golden Legend article
- 8.Leonard Foley, OFM, revised by Pat McCloskey. "Saint of the Day: Saint Cecilia". Franciscan Media]. .
- 9.Feast: November 22.
- 10.Goodson, Caroline J. Material memory: rebuilding the basilica of S. Cecilia in Trastevere. Early Medieval Europe. 15. 2–34. February 2007. 10.1111/j.1468-0254.2007.00197.x.
- 11.Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, The Second Nun's Tale , prologue, 85–119. As the rubric to these lines declares, the nun draws her etymologies from the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de Voragine (Jacobus Januensis – James of Genoa – in the rubric).
- 12.Academyofsaintcecilia.com.
- 13.Ode on St. Cecilia's Day (composed 1711) at, for example, www.PoemHunter.com
- 14.Published by Novello & Co., HL.14013968
- 15.Udfordringen. En bemærkelsesværdig cd. 29 January 2004.
- 16.St. Cecilia's Abbey.
- 17.J.B. Vuillaume: soloist violin St. Cecile des Thernes.
- 18.The Calendar. The Church of England.
- 19.Agnes and Cecilia of Rome. The Episcopal Church.
- 20.Hrčak. Sveta Cecilija : časopis za sakralnu glazbu. hrcak.srce.hr.
- 21.Verspaandonk, J. A. J. M. Het hemels prentenboek: Devotie- en bidprentjes vanaf de 17e eeuw tot het begin van de 20e eeuw. Gooi en Sticht. 15. 1975.
- 22.20 Pounds Sterling 2004 Kingdom of Great Britain. www.notescollector.eu.
- 23.The Gentleman's Journal, or Monthly Miscellany, November 1692, cited in Rimbault's edition, London: Musical Antiquarian Society Publications, 1848, p. 2.
- 24.List of works by Charles Gounod, IMSLP, accessed 2022-05-14
- 25.Croatian Catholic Network. Snimljena duhovna kantata "Legenda o svetoj Ceciliji". hkm.hr. 15 November 2022.
- 26.Judith Shatin – The Passion of St. Cecilia. February 2012.
- 27.Judith Shatin: Fantasy on Saint Cecilia (1st mvt.) (Gayle Martin, piano). 17 April 2015.
- 28.Judith Shatin – Fantasy on St. Cecilia. February 2012.
- 29.Alfred Momotenko – Cecilia.
- 30.Emerging Pictures. The Harmony Game: The Making of Bridge Over Troubled Water. 2011.
- 31.Arvo Pärt: Cecilia, vergine romana. L'Osservatore Romano.
- 32.Howells, A Hymn for St. Cecilia.
- 33.Foo Fighters release surprise new EP, Saint Cecilia, for free download. 23 November 2015.
- 34.Cohen, Aaron. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (U.S.A.) Inc. 753. 1987. 0961748516.
- 35.St. Cecilia's. Genius.
- 36.Girls.
- 37.Hernandez, Raoul. All Times Through Paradise. www.austinchronicle.com. November 20, 2009.
- 38.Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence (TV) - Anime News Network. www.animenewsnetwork.com.
- 39.Gordon, Rob. Song of Horror Episode 4 Review: A Clever, Concise Dose of Terror. Screen Rant. Valnet Inc. February 10, 2020.
- 40.Tower, Martin. Sveta Cecilija. Naklada Bošković. 2021. 9789532636116.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 10
- Ælfric of Eynsham. Ælfric's Lives of Saints. London, Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co. 1881.
- Connolly, Thomas. Mourning into Joy: Music, Raphael, and Saint Cecilia. Yale. 1995. 9780300059014.
- Hanning, Barbara Russano. From Saint to Muse: Representations of Saint Cecilia in Florence. Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography. 29. 1–2. 91–103. 2004. 1522-7464.
- Lovewell, B.E. The Life of St. Cecilia. Lamson, Wolffe, and Company. 1898.
- Kirsch, Johann Peter. 3.
- Luckett, Richard. St. Cecilia and Music. Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association. 99. 15–30. 1972–1973. 10.1093/jrma/99.1.15.
- Mason, Daniel Gregory. A Dictionary-Index of Musicians. National Society of Music. 1917.
- Meine, Sabine. Cecilia without a Halo: The Changing Musical Virtues. Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography. 29. 1–2. 104–112. 2004. 1522-7464.
- Rice, John A. Saint Cecilia in the Renaissance: The Emergence of a Musical Icon. University of Chicago Press. 2022. 9780226817101.
- White, Bryan. Music for St Cecilia's Day from Purcell to Handel. Boydell. 2019. 9781783273478.
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Institutional database
MusicBrainz artist record for Saint Cecilia OrchestraMetaBrainz Foundation
Institutional witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 7602206-7, Saint Cecilia Society.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500021021, Saint Cecilia Master.The Getty Research Institute
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