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Christmas Carols From Tewkesbury Abbey / Andrew Sackett
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Christmas Carols From Tewkesbury Abbey / Andrew Sackett

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Andrew, Anonymous, Sackett
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 10, 1994
Catalog #
8553077
UPC
730099407724

About

Traditionally carols were not necessarily confined to the Christmas season, but were dance-songs. The dancers of Kölbigk, indeed, found themselves in difficulties with the Church, condemned by an angry priest to dance for a whole year, as a punishment for their neglect of religious duties, carolling at an inappropriate time in the churchyard. Nevertheless, even in the Middle Ages, there were carols specifically for Christmas, the season with which nowadays these songs are most closely associated. It has become the fashion to use very considerable technical and musical skill in the arrangement of essentially simple and popular music for the kind of sophisticated performance to be found in the major English choral foundations, and on these arrangements composers annually use much ingenuity and artifice. The Tewkesbury Abbey carols open with The first Nowell, in an arrangement by Sir David Willcocks, a musician well known for his long association with King's College, Cambridge, and it's choir, and with the London Bach Choir. The series continues with another David Willcocks arrangement, this time of an old Basque carol, with well known words by S. Baring-Gould, Gabriel's Message. Other fine arrangements by David Willcocks include a version of the popular While shepherds watched their flocks, from Thomas East's 1592 publication, The Whole Booke of Psalmes with their Wonted Tunes, as they are sung in Churches. The Polish carol Infant holy, infant lowly is included, with the fifteenth century French Franciscan processional Come, o come Emmanuel. Two other French carols arranged by David Willcocks are Angels from the realms of glory and Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance flowings?), the latter sung here in French. A final arrangement by David Willcocks in the present collection is of the traditional English watchman's song God rest ye merry, gentlemen.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ) 05:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    The First Nowell (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  2. 2 Gabriel's Message (arr. David Willcocks) 02:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gabriel's Message (arr. David Willcocks)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  3. 3 A maiden most gentle (arr. Andrew Carter) 02:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    A maiden most gentle (arr. Andrew Carter)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  4. 4 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (arr. David Willcocks) 02:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (arr. David Willcocks)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  5. 5 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. David Willcocks) 02:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. David Willcocks)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  6. 6 Sans Day Carol (arr. John Rutter) 03:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sans Day Carol (arr. John Rutter)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  7. 7 The Shepherds' Cradle-Song (arr. Charles Macpherson) 03:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Shepherds' Cradle-Song (arr. Charles Macpherson)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  8. 8 Karl Leuner: Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. David Willcocks) 05:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Karl Leuner: Come, O Come Emmanuel (arr. David Willcocks)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  9. 9 The Holly and the Ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies) 03:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Holly and the Ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  10. 10 The Shepherds' Farewell 05:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Shepherds' Farewell
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  11. 11 Christians Awake 04:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    Christians Awake
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    John Wainwright
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  12. 12 The Truth From Above (arr. R.V. Williams) 03:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Truth From Above (arr. R.V. Williams)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  13. 13 Angels from the realms of glory (arr. David Wilcocks) 04:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    Angels from the realms of glory (arr. David Wilcocks)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  14. 14 Quelle est cette odeur agreable (arr. David Wilcocks) 04:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Quelle est cette odeur agreable (arr. David Wilcocks)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  15. 15 Adam lay y-bounden 01:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Adam lay y-bounden
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Boris Ord
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  16. 16 As with gladness men of Old (abridged by W.H. Monk) 02:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    As with gladness men of Old (abridged by W.H. Monk)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Conrad Kocher
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  17. 17 I saw a maiden (arr. E. Pettman) 02:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    I saw a maiden (arr. E. Pettman)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  18. 18 Good King Wenceslas (arr. Reginald Jaques) 03:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    Good King Wenceslas (arr. Reginald Jaques)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  19. 19 The Little Road To Bethlehem 03:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    The Little Road To Bethlehem
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Michael Head
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett
  20. 20 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. David Willcocks) 03:26
    Track
    20
    Title
    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. David Willcocks)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
    Conductor
    Andrew Sackett