Gloriosa (poem)
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Gloriosa is a "symphonic poem for band" composed by Yasuhide Ito
. There are three movements which include: Oratio (1st mvnt), Cantus (2nd mvnt), and Dies Festus (3rd mvnt). These songs are about Japanese Christians of the Edo Period
and their fight to keep their ways unchanged.
Yasuhide Ito
is a contemporary Japanese composer.- Early life :As a child, Ito began to cultivate his interest in music by taking piano lessons. He continued to pursue a musical education and, by his third year of high school, had composed his first piece of music for band, titled “On the March”...
. There are three movements which include: Oratio (1st mvnt), Cantus (2nd mvnt), and Dies Festus (3rd mvnt). These songs are about Japanese Christians of the Edo Period
Kakure Kirishitan
is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Catholic Church that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s.-History:Kakure Kirishitans are called the "hidden" Christians because they continued to practice Christianity in secret. They worshipped in secret rooms in private homes...
and their fight to keep their ways unchanged.