vespers
Britishnoun
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RC Church the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the early evening and now often made a public service on Sundays and major feast days
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another word for evensong
Example Sentences
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The online service debuted on Tuesday with Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi opera' "The Sicilian Vespers", conducted by director Fabio Lusi.
From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2023
Their most intriguing program is this contrast between John Luther Adams’s climate meditation “The Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” featuring the choral group the Crossing, and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.”
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022
The first was Bach’s glorious 12-part canticle, premiered in 1723 as the conclusion of the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig as a sort of meet-your-new-cantor demonstration of his powers.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021
The Midtown Manhattan parish is known for its Jazz Vespers program, and Stahler said the badly damaged items included treasured musical instruments and the archives of jazz greats such as John Coltrane and Billy Strayhorn.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2021
Instead, I waited for darkness, past Vespers and beyond, choosing not to stir until I heard the church bell ring the last prayers of the night, Compline.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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