Episode 3
Hymns as Poetry: Edmund Spenser’s Faire is the heaven
November 10, 20245m 19s
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Show Notes
Hear staff from Westminster Abbey as they reflect on the context and the meaning of popular Christian hymns and anthems that came from poetry.
In this episode, sub-organist of Westminster Abbey Matthew Jorysz talks through how poetic lines about heaven and angels were turned into a double-choir anthem in Faire is the heaven.
Listen to the full track, and the rest of the album recorded by the Choir of Westminster Abbey.