The Protecting Veil is a late 20th-century classical composition for cello and strings by British composer John Tavener. It was on the short list of nominees...
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the name of the feast is variously translated as the Veil of Our Lady, the Protecting Veil of the Theotokos. It is often translated as Feast of the Intercession...
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John Tavener (category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music)
known works are The Lamb (1982), The Protecting Veil (1988), and Song for Athene (1993). Tavener first came to prominence with his cantata The Whale, premiered...
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The Veil is an American thriller television limited series written by Steven Knight, produced by FX Productions, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna...
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Pierce the Veil is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 2006. It was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbanding...
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Matthew Barley (category Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama)
improvisation with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Barley records for Signum Classics in the UK, his latest disc being Tavener's The Protecting Veil. Barley is married...
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The Protecting Veil 9'35" The Nativity of the Mother of God 6'26" The Annunciation 3'33" The Incarnation 4'32" The Lament of the Mother of God at the...
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Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based in Hollywood, California. The group formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is currently composed of lead...
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veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has...
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Mercury Prize (redirect from The Mercury Prize)
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the United...
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the end of the year. One of the highlights of the Proms was the première of John Tavener's The Protecting Veil, performed by Steven Isserlis and the London...
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Retrieved 28 September 2009. "Cathedral of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God". www.SaintBasil.ru. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved...
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Hijab (redirect from Islamic veil)
materials use the khimār which translates to “veil” in English, coverings worn by women in Arabia at the advent of Islam mostly to protect against the hot sun...
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partial veil (also called an inner veil, to differentiate it from the "outer", or universal veil) is a temporary structure of tissue found on the fruiting...
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The Veil of Veronica, or Sudarium (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting...
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George of Drama (category Greek saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Vessels of the Holy Spirit: The Lives and Counsels of Contemporary Elders of Greece. 2nd Edition. Thessalonica, Greece & Asheville, NC: Protecting Veil Press...
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sphere at this point, is protected by this structure. The veil will eventually rupture and disintegrate by the force of the expanding and maturing mushroom...
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The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham. The title is a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelley's 1824 sonnet, which begins "Lift...
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Head covering for Christian women (redirect from Chapel veil)
Christian veiling, is the traditional practice of women covering their head in a variety of Christian denominations. Some Christian women wear the head covering...
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Original position (redirect from Veil of ignorance)
The original position (OP), often referred to as the veil of ignorance, is a thought experiment used for reasoning about the principles that should structure...
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Matrona Nikonova (category Russian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. Her remains are now in the Church of the Protecting Veil of Our Lady at Intercession Convent in Moscow. The lines of...
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A hanging veil, also known as a flowing veil or charity veil, is a type of Christian headcovering, which is worn by some Christian women continually, in...
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BBC Symphony Orchestra (redirect from The Wireless Orchestra)
by the BBC SO in the 1980s included Alfred Schnittke's Second Symphony, Harrison Birtwistle's Earth Dances, and John Tavener's The Protecting Veil. Although...
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Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the United States side in New York state. Luna...
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Weather lore (section The occurrence of 'weather')
Day (June 27). In Russia, the weather on the feast of the Protecting Veil is popularly believed to indicate the severity of the forthcoming winter. There...
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Tavener's The Protecting Veil, as consoling, modal string chords underpin the soaring cello line, just as the rough motoric energy of the opening of the second...
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The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally...
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Marcellino and Matthew Dewey. 2019 The Protecting Veil. ‘The Protecting Veil’ takes inspiration and incorporates material from ‘The Seven Sacraments of Nicholas...
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psychiatrist, that while Salome removed all her veils willingly, human beings fiercely protect the seventh and last veil that hides their deepest secrets, and will...
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countries, and "the veil" or hijab may be used as general terms for the debate, representing more than just the veil itself, or the concept of modesty...
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