Make A Joyful Noise - American Psalmody 1770-1840 - New World: NW80255 - CD or download

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Catalogue No: NW80255
Label: New World
Length: 45 minutes

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Belcher: An Anthem of Praise

Work length3:45

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Billings: Chesterfield

Work length2:31

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Amos Munson: Newburgh

Work length3:11

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

M. Kyes: Crucifixion

Work length3:15

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Kimball: Invitation

Work length1:15

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Timothy Swan: Montague

Work length1:13

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Read, D: Providence

Work length2:45

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

anon.: New Jordan

Work length2:39

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Billings: The Dying Christian's Last Farewell

Work length4:36

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Billings: Washington

Work length2:18

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Joseph Strong: Sunderland

Work length2:19

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Belcher: Heroism

Work length3:11

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Billings: Richmond

Work length2:22

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Holden: Macedonia

Work length1:51

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

King, O: Ode On Martydom

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Truman S. Wetmore: Summons

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

Amos Bull: Middletown

Work length2:42

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Oregon State University Choir
Ron Jeffers

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Choral music is the bedrock of American music. Its roots lie in the hymns and fuging tunes which were the foundation of early Colonial religious and musical life. Their rediscovery and subsequent reappraisal has led to a genuine appreciation of their musical beauty and unquenchable vitality. Composers such as Ives, Cowell, and even Cage have acknowledged their musical significance by either directly or indirectly quoting them in their music.

The seventeen selections on this disc are drawn from the repertory of the New England school of composers, in whose hands this music achieved its full flowering. Chief among those represented is William Billings, undoubtedly the most well-known and accomplished of his contemporaries. Four of the selections bear his distinguished stamp: Chesterfield, a radiantly rapt and ecstatic hymn; The Dying Christian's Last Farewell, an enormously expressive meditation on death and resurrection; Washington, a virtuosic fuging tune of energetic splendor; and Richmond, set to a text inspired by the Song of Solomon, with suitably subtle erotic undertones.

Other highlights are Daniel Read's Providence, the anonymous setting of New Jordan, a work of simple beauty that speaks of the bliss that awaits the faithful after death, and M. Kyes's Crucifixion, word-painting of the highest order, encompassing an enormous expressive range. The arrestingly named

Supply Belcher, nicknamed the "Handel of Maine," supplies An Anthem of Praise, and Heroism, set to a pounding rhythm that underscores its martial text.

Amos Bull's Middletown, a buoyant resurrection hymn, brings the collection to a rousing conclusion.

These warm and stylish performances capture the simple but profound faith expressed in this justly rediscovered music. This disc is essential to anyone interested in the origins of American music and especially lovers of choral music.

The accompanying 40-page booklet contains an extensive essay on the history of New England psalmody, complete lyrics, and a selected bibliography.

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