Krzysztof Penderecki wrote his Seventh Symphony, subtitled "Seven Gates of Jerusalem", in 1996 to commemorate the third millennium of the city of Jerusalem.

Performance of Penderecki's "Seven Gates of Jerusalem" or "Symphony No. 7", by the Penderecki Festival Orchestra and National Philharmonic Choir Warsaw, conducted by the …

Oct 12, 2013 · Surge illuminare, Ierusalem, quia venit lumen tuum et gloria Domini super te orta est. Quia ecce tenebrae operient terram et caligo populos, super te autem orietur Dominus, et …

Oct 21, 2012 · Surge illuminare, Ierusalem, quia venit lumen tuum et gloria Domini super te orta est. Quia ecce tenebrae operient terram et caligo populos, super te autem orietur Dominus, et …

Penderecki compiled his own text for the monumental vocal symphony from Psalms and the books of the prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel, whose origins are for the most …

Composed in 1996 to celebrate the dawn of Jerusalem's third millennium, Penderecki's Seven Gates of Jerusalem (now included in his symphonic canon, although the composer resisted …

Originally intended as a symphony, Penderecki's Seven Gates of Jerusalem has the features of an oratorio, although the composer himself does not call it so. The seven parts of this vocal …

Commissioned to celebrate the 3,000th anniversary of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state in 1996, Penderecki’s Symphony Nr. 7 subtitled “The Seven Gates of Jerusalem” makes …

commissioned to celebrate the third millennium of Jerusalem, and in approaching the work, Penderecki made some overt connections to the city. The traditional seven gates of the city in …