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The Secret Life of Carols - 800 Years of Christmas Music
First Hand Records

The Secret Life of Carols - 800 Years of Christmas Music

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Composer
BACH GRUBER MONNOYE
Artist
The Telling
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Nov 15, 2019
Catalog #
FHR94
UPC
5060216341194

About

The Secret Life of Carols brings together a mixture of the earliest medieval English carols and traditional carols from across Europe. The title is inspired by the fact that many carols have intertwined roots, dating back centuries, often to the Middle Ages, with melodies being adapted and reinvented, and new sets of words written. In the Middle Ages the term "carol" didn't have the same meaning as today. It was merely an indication of the form of the piece which would start and end with a chorus (named a burden) and would be interspersed with verses which told the story. The word carol is derived from the Old French word carole, a circle dance accompanied by singers. Several medieval carols including The Coventry Carol and There is No Rose are also still sung in modern arrangements at Christmas carol concerts and church services across the country. And indeed these early English carols are very much "for the people". The programme on this album includes a selection of traditional carols from across Europe. Many, like the Burgundian carol Patapan, have roots going back centuries, some as far back as the Middle Ages. There is also a personal dimension to the choice of carols, drawing on three of the roots of the performers on the album- Finnish, German and Irish roots to include several carols which are not well known in the UK.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Lullay, my child [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice) 04:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lullay, my child [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  2. 2 Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen [17th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp) 01:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen [17th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  3. 3 O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493 (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp) 03:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493 (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  4. 4 Christmas Eve (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for celtic harp) 01:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Christmas Eve (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for celtic harp)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Jean Kelly
  5. 5 Gabreil fram evene king [12th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and harp) 01:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Gabreil fram evene king [12th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and harp)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  6. 6 Stille natt (Stille Nacht, Silent Night) (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp) 03:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Stille natt (Stille Nacht, Silent Night) (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  7. 7 Lullay, lullay, als I lay on Yoolis Nicht [13th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for for voice) 05:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    Lullay, lullay, als I lay on Yoolis Nicht [13th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for for voice)
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  8. 8 El noi de la mare [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp) 02:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    El noi de la mare [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  9. 9 Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp) 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  10. 10 Maa on niin kaunis (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for baroque harp) 03:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Maa on niin kaunis (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for baroque harp)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Kaisa Pulkkinen
  11. 11 Verbum caro factum est de Virgine [12th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp) 02:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Verbum caro factum est de Virgine [12th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  12. 12 Coventry Carol [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp) 03:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Coventry Carol [16th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  13. 13 Heinillä härkien kaukalon [13th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen, J. Tormala for voice and baroque harp) 02:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    Heinillä härkien kaukalon [13th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen, J. Tormala for voice and baroque harp)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  14. 14 Patapan (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp) 02:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    Patapan (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and baroque harp)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Bernard de la Monnoye
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  15. 15 As I Lay Upon a Night [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and harp) 03:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    As I Lay Upon a Night [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and harp)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Telling
  16. 16 Nowell, nowell [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp) 04:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    Nowell, nowell [15th century] (arr. J. Kelly, C. Norburn, A. Prüssner, K. Pulkkinen for voice and celtic harp)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Telling