FROM ALBUM NOTES BY MARCO BENETTI:
“Then I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven wrapped in a cloud, with a halo around his head; his face was like the sun and his feet were like pillars of fire. […]. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, […] he raised his right hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever and ever […]: ‘There shall be no more delay. At the time when you hear the seventh angel blow his trumpet, the mysterious plan of God shall be fulfilled’ […]”.
Revelation, 10, 1- 7
The relationship between sacred text and music is a consistent theme throughout human history. In any religion, it is easy to find examples of texts intended for liturgical purposes. In the West, as a result of the predominance of Christianity, and the evolution of sacred vocal music, the Bible was a primary resource of inspiration to composers—from medieval and Renaissance motets, and Baroque oratorios (Carissimi, Stradella, Scarlatti, Bach, Händel), to more recent periods (Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Perosi, Britten, Pärt). […] (Translated by Bill Whitley)