The Act of Penitence includes the "
Kyrie Eleison", Greek for "Lord, have mercy." This litany recalls God's merciful actions throughout history.
Also the western church sang Christe eleison as many times as
Kyrie eleison.
But although the loud, war-like sections of the Dies Irae, for example, are terror-stricken and upsetting, as they should be, some of the quieter, magical sections, like the resolution at the end of the
Kyrie Eleison, lack the Britten recordings chill and power.
The phrase
Kyrie eleison and the words liturgy, baptism, evangelize, martyr, and catechumen, among other familiar church words, are also Greek in origin.
Barnett's comparison of particular musical topoi (one example given is instrumental lines to which the words '
kyrie eleison' might easily be imagined) and explanation of where various sonata movements might have fitted into the liturgy does make a convincing case for the "churchliness" of some of the sonata repertory.
And the Dessie Hughes-trained
Kyrie Eleison, a Grade 3 winner at Fairyhouse last time, is the only Irish-trained contender for any of the graded races, taking his chance against Walkon, Starluck and Hebridean in the Grade 1 Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-0 Novice Hurdle.
Hughes and Loughran were alsoonthemarkin the Grade 2 Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle with
Kyrie Eleison.
Comfort those who are in sorrow, banish all evil, Saint Wenceslas,
Kyrie eleison!
Conducting, as always, without score and entirely from memory, he led the Festival orchestra and chorus into the opening
Kyrie eleison louder than his usual approach.
The Mass opens with the intense and momentous
Kyrie eleison I, which establishes the gravitas of the Mass to follow.
Mae'r byrdwn '
Kyrie Eleison' - Duw drugarha wrthym - yn cael ei lafarganu drwy'r gan, sef cyfeiriad at gysylltiadau crefyddol Penmon, y soniwyd amdanynt hefyd yn Yr Herald wythnos neu ddwy'n ol.