| 1. Desire for Holiness |
| 2. The Joy of the Lord |
| 3. We Thirst for You |
| 4. Our Faithful Lives |
| 5. Embracing the Cross |
| 6. Eternal Glory |
| 7. The Light He Gives |
| 8. Pathway of the King |
| 9. Light of Eternity |
| 10. The Way of Love |
| 11. Around the Throne |
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Product Description
An album of original, instrumental music, composed and conducted by David Phillips
William Byrd was a composer of grace and power. A staunch Catholic in an increasingly Protestant country, Byrd maintained his church loyalties at high cost. However, as a recognised genius at liturgical music, he had powerful admirers and friends, perhaps including Queen Elizabeth herself. Producing musical settings to Latin texts in a new-regime English-dominated church environment took courage. However, Byrd persevered all his life to produce music that remains timeless while being firmly rooted in its time.
--Ave Verum Corpus--
The Cambridge Singers named this collection after the 4-minute motet Ave Verum Corpus by Byrd. A motet is typically a choral composition sung at services other than masses (often at Vespers, although sometimes as anthem music). Byrd, together with Tallis (from whom this ensemble derives its name), was considered a master of the Flemish style of motet.
--Motets--
There are motets here for penitence and prayer, slow and somber sounding pieces. There are motets of praise and rejoicing, which have a very different energy and feel about them. Byrd did about 150 of these Latin settings, of which this collection contains 15. With regard to English Anthems, Byrd produced several dozen of these, and these were his best known works, the Latin-based pieces being overlooked in the new English, Protestant churches. Anthems were an English innovation to replace older, more Latin-Catholic elements in the services.
--Liner Notes--
The notes include an introduction to the CD with a generous biography of Byrd, a listing of the tracks with lyrics together with a brief paragraph about the history of the piece. Where lyrics are in Latin, an English translation is provided. There is no description of the group, nor biographical information about John Rutter.
--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.
--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.
This is a wonderful CD, recorded at one of the Cambridge Singers' traditional recording venues, the Great Hall of University College School, London.
William Byrd was a composer of grace and power. A staunch Catholic in an increasingly Protestant country, Byrd maintained his church loyalties at high cost. However, as a recognised genius at liturgical music, he had powerful admirers and friends, perhaps including Queen Elizabeth herself. Producing musical settings to Latin texts in a new-regime English-dominated church environment took courage. However, Byrd persevered all his life to produce music that remains timeless while being firmly rooted in its time.
--Ave Verum Corpus--
The Cambridge Singers named this collection after the 4-minute motet Ave Verum Corpus by Byrd. A motet is typically a choral composition sung at services other than masses (often at Vespers, although sometimes as anthem music). Byrd, together with Tallis (from whom this ensemble derives its name), was considered a master of the Flemish style of motet.
--Motets--
There are motets here for penitence and prayer, slow and somber sounding pieces. There are motets of praise and rejoicing, which have a very different energy and feel about them. Byrd did about 150 of these Latin settings, of which this collection contains 15. With regard to English Anthems, Byrd produced several dozen of these, and these were his best known works, the Latin-based pieces being overlooked in the new English, Protestant churches. Anthems were an English innovation to replace older, more Latin-Catholic elements in the services.
--Liner Notes--
The notes include an introduction to the CD with a generous biography of Byrd, a listing of the tracks with lyrics together with a brief paragraph about the history of the piece. Where lyrics are in Latin, an English translation is provided. There is no description of the group, nor biographical information about John Rutter.
--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.
--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.
This is a wonderful CD, recorded at one of the Cambridge Singers' traditional recording venues, the Great Hall of University College School, London.
An album of original, instrumental music, composed and conducted by David Phillips
Saints Among Us,David Phillips,Gentle Spirit Music
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Ave Verum Corpus: Motets & Anthems
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ASIN: B00006O0OD Release Date: 2003-02-25 |
Tracks:
- Sing Joyfully, anthem for 6 voices
- Turn our captivity, O Lord, anthem for 6 voices
- Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, anthem for 6 voices
- Emendemus in melius, motet for 5 voices
- Siderum Rector motet for 5 voices
- Plorans Ploravit, motet for 5 voices
- Georg Bohm: Christe der Du Bist Tag and Licht, chorale partite for organ
- Attollite portas motet for 6 voices
- Laudibus in sanctus motet for 5 voices
- Gaudeamus omnes motet for 5 voices
- Ave verum corpus motet for 4 voices
- Veni, sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium, motet for 5 voices
- Christus resurgens, motet for 4 voices
- Solve Iubente Deo, motet for 6 voices
- O magnum misterium, motet for 4 voices
- Non vos relinquam Orphanos, motet for 5 voices
- O quam suavis est, motet for 4 voices
- Justorum animae motet for 5 voices
Album Description
This recording presents a selection of fifteen of the 150 or so Latin motets and three of the dozens of English anthems that, between them, form the greater part of the life's work of William Byrd (1543-1623), the greatest English composer of his era. The chosen motets and anthems represent just some of the many facets of Byrd's sacred music, now recognized after three centuries of neglect as among the most glorious every written for choir.`Exceptional performances by this quite wonderful group of singers.' Church Music Quarterly
Customer Reviews:
Hail, true music..........2006-01-18
William Byrd was a composer of grace and power. A staunch Catholic in an increasingly Protestant country, Byrd maintained his church loyalties at high cost. However, as a recognised genius at liturgical music, he had powerful admirers and friends, perhaps including Queen Elizabeth herself. Producing musical settings to Latin texts in a new-regime English-dominated church environment took courage. However, Byrd persevered all his life to produce music that remains timeless while being firmly rooted in its time.
--Ave Verum Corpus--
The Cambridge Singers named this collection after the 4-minute motet Ave Verum Corpus by Byrd. A motet is typically a choral composition sung at services other than masses (often at Vespers, although sometimes as anthem music). Byrd, together with Tallis (from whom this ensemble derives its name), was considered a master of the Flemish style of motet.
--Motets--
There are motets here for penitence and prayer, slow and somber sounding pieces. There are motets of praise and rejoicing, which have a very different energy and feel about them. Byrd did about 150 of these Latin settings, of which this collection contains 15. With regard to English Anthems, Byrd produced several dozen of these, and these were his best known works, the Latin-based pieces being overlooked in the new English, Protestant churches. Anthems were an English innovation to replace older, more Latin-Catholic elements in the services.
--Liner Notes--
The notes include an introduction to the CD with a generous biography of Byrd, a listing of the tracks with lyrics together with a brief paragraph about the history of the piece. Where lyrics are in Latin, an English translation is provided. There is no description of the group, nor biographical information about John Rutter.
--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.
--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.
This is a wonderful CD, recorded at one of the Cambridge Singers' traditional recording venues, the Great Hall of University College School, London.
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Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus (Motets and Anthems)
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ASIN: B0000031HD Release Date: 1993-09-11 |
Tracks:
- English Anthems: Sing joyfully
- English Anthems: Turn our captivity
- English Anthems: Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles
- Motets Of Penitence And Prayer: Emendemus in melius
- Motets Of Penitence And Prayer: Siderum Rector
- Motets Of Penitence And Prayer: Plorans plorabit
- Motets Of Penitence And Prayer: Visita, quaesumus Domine
- Motets Of Praise And Rejoicing: Attollite portas
- Motets Of Praise And Rejoicing: Laudibus in sanctis
- Motets For The Church's Year: Gaudeamus omnes
- Motets For The Church's Year: Ave verum Corpus
- Motets For The Church's Year: Veni, Sancte Spiritus
- Motets For The Church's Year: Christus resurgens
- Motets For The Church's Year: Solve iubente Deo
- Motets For The Church's Year: O magnum misterium
- Motets For The Church's Year: Non vos relinquam
- Motets For The Church's Year: O quam suavis
- Motets For The Church's Year: Justorum animae
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Whenever a first-rate ensemble presents a compelling reason to investigate unfamiliar works of an important composer, it's cause for celebration. In the case of William Byrd, who wrote more than 200 sacred choral compositions, the CD catalog offers a pathetically small sampling of any more than a handful of "major" pieces. This recording gives us 18 well-chosen Latin motets and English anthems, most of which will be new to the majority of listeners. Pieces such as "Emendemus in melius," "Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles," and the rousing six-part "Attollite portas" make for an enjoyable and enriching listening experience. Much of the credit for this is due to the warm, concert- hall sound of the Cambridge Singers, with its remarkably unified, pure soprano sound and evenly-balanced ensemble tone. The singers treat this lovely music with care and with a refined sense of style, never neglecting the ever-present sensual appeal of Byrd's writing. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
Hail, true music.......2005-10-02
William Byrd was a composer of grace and power. A staunch Catholic in an increasingly Protestant country, Byrd maintained his church loyalties at high cost. However, as a recognised genius at liturgical music, he had powerful admirers and friends, perhaps including Queen Elizabeth herself. Producing musical settings to Latin texts in a new-regime English-dominated church environment took courage. However, Byrd persevered all his life to produce music that remains timeless while being firmly rooted in its time.
--Ave Verum Corpus--
The Cambridge Singers named this collection after the 4-minute motet Ave Verum Corpus by Byrd. A motet is typically a choral composition sung at services other than masses (often at Vespers, although sometimes as anthem music). Byrd, together with Tallis (from whom this ensemble derives its name), was considered a master of the Flemish style of motet.
--Motets--
There are motets here for penitence and prayer, slow and somber sounding pieces. There are motets of praise and rejoicing, which have a very different energy and feel about them. Byrd did about 150 of these Latin settings, of which this collection contains 15. With regard to English Anthems, Byrd produced several dozen of these, and these were his best known works, the Latin-based pieces being overlooked in the new English, Protestant churches. Anthems were an English innovation to replace older, more Latin-Catholic elements in the services.
--Liner Notes--
The notes include an introduction to the CD with a generous biography of Byrd, a listing of the tracks with lyrics together with a brief paragraph about the history of the piece. Where lyrics are in Latin, an English translation is provided. There is no description of the group, nor biographical information about John Rutter.
--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.
--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.
This is a wonderful CD, recorded at one of the Cambridge Singers' traditional recording venues, the Great Hall of University College School, London.
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Manufacturer: Gentle Spirit Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0001KCHZA Release Date: 2004-02-20 |
Tracks:
- Desire for Holiness
- The Joy of the Lord
- We Thirst for You
- Our Faithful Lives
- Embracing the Cross
- Eternal Glory
- The Light He Gives
- Pathway of the King
- Light of Eternity
- The Way of Love
- Around the Throne
Album Description
An album of original, instrumental music, composed and conducted by David PhillipsMeditation Music:
- Sanctuary
- Seconds
- Serenity Now
- Sharing
- Sound Therapy: Healing
- Sounds of Heaven
- Spirit of the Healing Waters
- Symphony of Ice
- Thank You, Teacher
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