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Tanta

Tanta (tän'tä) [key], city (1986 pop. 336,517), capital of Gharbiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is a cotton-ginning center and the main railroad hub of the delta. Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Muslim figure of the 13th cent., who is buried in a mosque in the city. A branch of Al Azhar Univ. (Cairo) is in Tanta.

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Os justi. Christus factus est. Ave Maria (1861). Ave Maria (1856).1,4 Afferentur regi.3 Tantum ergo: in B[musical flat]; in A[musical flat];in E[musical flat]; in C; in D.4 Vexilla regis. Virga Jesse. Locus iste. Pange lingua. Tota pulchra.2,4 Ecce sacerdos magnus.3,4 Libera me3,4 (Fanfare)

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Mass for a Saint's Day.1,2 Requiem.1,2,3,4 Behold a Great Priest.1,2 Tantum ergo.1,2 The Rood.1,2 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis.1,2 I will give thanks.1,2 Salve regina.1,2 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in the Lydian mode.3,4 Te Deum and Jubilate.1,2 Four Images (Fanfare)

¿De dónde nos brota tanta violencia? (violencia en la sociedad)(TT: Where does so much violence come from?) (TA: violence in society) (Contenido)

Requiem (1893).1 Tantum ergo.2 Ave verum..3 Ave Maria4/Messe des pécheurs de Villerville5 (Fanfare)

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De la idea a la patología: el concepto de nacionalismo, que tanta sangre ha hecho correr en Europa, no surgió del pueblo, sino que fue inculcado. Las clases pudientes lo adoptaron o no según su interés.(TT: Ideas and diseased ideals. The concept of nationalism that has shed so much blood in Europe did not come from the people. It was imposed by members of high classes according to their needs.)(Artículo Breve) (Epoca)

Mass "Grant us thy peace." Messe solennelle. Messe en style ancien. Psaume solennelle I. Caritas Christi. Pastorale and Rondo. Chant de paix. 3 Anthems. Venite et audite. Ave Maria, ave maris stella. Tantum ergo. Fête. Ceremony. Ubi caritas (Fanfare)

Digital: de la nostalgia a la improvisación: veinte nuevos canales y una programación todavía pobretona: tras tanta espera y tanta expectación, la televisión digital terrestre ya está aquí. Mes y medio después de su implantación, ¿qué nos ofrece la nueva parrilla? (Epoca)

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