Thomas Adams(1785-1858) |
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Adams, T: | Variations on Adeste Fideles | anon.: | Light of those whose dreary dwelling Joy to the world Hark! What mean those holy voices? | Cooke, B: | Angelic hymns thy natal day | Fawcett: | Strike! Seraphs, strike your harps of gold | Hill, John: | The people that walked in darkness | Key: | Come celebrate th' auspicious morn | Madan: | Lo! He comes with clouds descending | Marsh, W: | The branch, the mighty branch behold | Matthews, W: | How beauteous are their feet | Stephenson, J: | Arise and hail the sacred day | Storace, S: | Angels from the realms of glory | Taylor, R: | Hosanna to King David's son | Tremain: | In Bethlem fields as shepherds kept | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful (arr. Vincent Novello) | Wainwright: | Christians, awake, salute the happy morn |
The Parley of Instruments, Psalmody, Peter Holman As the season of turkey and stuffing looms in our minds, there could be no more homey a disc for Christmas than this unusual collection championing the village genius of local composers, whose settings of carols and hymns kept the congregations warm all those years ago - a time when the commercial excesses of today's Christmas were unknown. Modern clichés about community values have nothing in comparison to the humble pride and unity of villagers and townsfolk who gathered to sing settings that were the labour of love and skill on the part of the local composer or choirmaster ... or even excise officer! The foibles and fondness of community life combine here with all manner of interesting tastes in compositional technique, be it idiosyncratic fugal treatment or instrumentation designed to keep busy whatever musicians could be mustered.
The organ on the recording dates from 1789 and the old temperament is used. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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