{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sermons from FBC Athens","title":"Mass in G by Franz Schubert","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1487,"description":"This is a special presentation from the FBC Athens podcast. During Sunday morning worship on August 25, our Sanctuary choir accompanied by chamber orchestra presented the Mass in G by Franz Schubert. The presentation is under the direction of Tom Granum, Interim Director of Music Ministries here at First Baptist. Soprano soloists are Livy Baxley an Avery Smith, tenor soloist is Daniel Chamberlin, and Bass soloist is Mickey Schuber. The service has been edited in order to present the music and singing of the mass uninterrupted. \n \nBackground for a “Sung Mass”\n     Christian worship developed out of Jewish worship. Western Christianity (centered in Rome) further developed worship into the from commonly called “the mass,” derived from the Latin word “missa,” as the service ends with “Ite, missa est,” or “Go, the dismissal is made.” The service includes prayers, scripture, and communion, also called eucharist or the Lord’s Supper.\n     Prayers and responses are based on scripture. Some parts of worship change weekly, and others are common in every service. For several centuries, composers have set texts that are used regularly, the “ordinary” of the mass, in different ways, including choir, soloists, and orchestra as we hear in today’s service, composed by Franz Schubert in 1815.\n     The scriptural backgrounds for the five movements commonly set by composers:\n \nKyrie eleison “Lord, have mercy.”  Found in several psalms. Rather than Latin, this is Greek that was retained around the 5th century.\n \nGloria in excelsis “Glory to God in the highest” Based on scripture, including Luke 2:14, it’s a psalm-like text written in Greek by an individual in the 2nd century and then translated into Latin around the 7th century.\n \nCredo in unum Deum “I believe in one God” This text was added to the service in 1014. The Nicene Creed was approved by the Council of Nicea in 325. The Nicene Creed is the creed liturgical churches frequently use for communion services. Note that the tune...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HUJYFrgdyOt_vgIx36jcH7c168XGf4LnxGzsbxzs28c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MTMzLzE2OTc1/NjgwNTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}