Strictly speaking, a 'te deum' is a ritualistic prayer with a celebratory tone, usually chanted by clerics or other men and women who have taken holy orders. But many composers have used Latin te deum ...

We all have our favorite prayers, novenas, devotions and aspirations. One of mine is a prayer that seems to have fallen out of popular use lately: the ancient “Te Deum”, commonly attributed to St.

Stephen Johnson explores Verdi's powerful Te Deum for double chorus and orchestra from his Quattro Pezzi Sacri. Written after the composer had produced his masterpiece operas "Otello" and "Falstaff", ...