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Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer known as the father of symphony and sting quartet. He was friend of Mozart.
He wrote the music for many masses. In 1766 he composed the Mass of Saint Cecily, which is considered one of his masterpieces though today is almost forgotten.

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Blessed Cecily, hymn to Saint Cecily by Benjamin Britten 

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Blessed Cecily, hymn to Saint Cecily by Benjamin Britten 

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The poet Wystan Hugo Auden wrote three sones which ended up in just one hymn composed for a choir by Benjamin Britten in 1942.
This is a positive, joyful and happy work with a feeling of celebration.

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Ode to Saint Cecily´s day by Georg Friedrich Häendel

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Ode to Saint Cecily´s day by Georg Friedrich Häendel

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Häendel is one of the most important composers of all times.
He wrote in 1736 the cantata Ode to Saint Cecily with lyrics by the poet John Dryden based upon the idea that music is the central force in the creation of the earth.

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Ode on Saint Cecily by Henry Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecily!

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Ode on Saint Cecily by Henry Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecily!

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In 1692, the english composer Henry Purcell composed a cantata with lyrics of the irish poet Nicholas Brady. This composition was made for the annual festival in honour of Saint Cecily organised by the Musical Society of London.

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The statue of Saint Cecily by  Stefano Moderno

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The statue of Saint Cecily by  Stefano Moderno

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In 1599, Stefano Moderno made in marble a statue of Saint Cecily representing her at her death.
Today. this statue is placed in the church of Saint Cecily in Rome.

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The church of Saint Cecily in the Trastevere in Rome

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The church of Saint Cecily in the Trastevere in Rome

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The first church of Saint Cecily was probably built in the 5th century over her own house according to the legend.  Some vestiges of this church have been found in a chapel.
The church was restored in the IXth century and the relics of Saint Cecily were then brought here.

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Portrait of Saint Cecily by Nicolas Poussin

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Portrait of Saint Cecily by Nicolas Poussin

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Poussin was a french  clasicist painter who lived in the XVII century.
In 1627, he represented Saint Cecily as am expert musician who played the clavicord.

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Saint Cecily was a noble lady of Rome who lived in the  third century. She wanted to be a virgin but her parents forced her to marry to a pagan nobleman called Valerian.
During the wedding, Cecily sat apart singing to God in her heart, and for that she was later declared the saint of musicians.
Cecily told Valerian that watching over her was an angel, who would punish him if he did not respect her virginity. When Valerian asked to see the angel, Cecily answered him that he could see the angel if he were baptized. Valerian got baptized and saw the angel beside her.
Valerian, Cecily and her brother died as martyrs. The legend says that after Benigno struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for three days and asked the pope to convert her home into a church.