| 1. Master and Lord, Come Be With Us |
| 2. Te Alabamos, Jesús, Señor |
| 3. Praong Chao Sadeth Maha |
| 4. Maître et Seigneur, Venu Chez Nous |
| 5. Lode a Te, Cristo Signore |
| 6. Abencoado, Jesus Segnor |
| 7. Jezu Nasz Zbawco, Wielbmy Cie! |
| 8. Sayyidana Oua Rabbana |
| 9. Seigneur Oú Demeures-Tu? |
| 10. Chant du Bouvier [Instrumental] |
| 11. Chant du Bouvier/Version Raga [Instrumental] |
| 12. Praong Chao Sadeth Maha [Instrumental] |
| 13. Master and Lord, Come Be With Us [Instrumental] |
| 14. Abencoado, Jesus Segnor [Instrumental] |
| 15. Chant du Bouvier/Version Bouches Fermées |
Master and Lord,Various Artists,Auvidis,Int'l & World Music,Pop
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The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack)
Deborah Kerr , Yul Brynner , Marni Nixon , Rita Moreno , and Alfred Newman Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005A7XC Release Date: 2001-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Main Title - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- I Whistle A Happy Tune - Marni Nixon/Rex Thompson
- My Lord And Master - Rita Moreno
- The March Of The Siamese Children - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- Anna And The Royal Wives - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- Hello, Young Lovers - Marni Nixon
- A Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
- Getting To Know You - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon
- Garden Rendezvous - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- We Kiss In A Shadow - Leona Gordon/Reuben Fuentes
- I Have Dreamed - Leona Gordon/Reuben Fuentes
- Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You? - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon
- Something Wonderful - Terry Saunders
- Prayer To Buddha - Yul Brynner
- Waltz Of Anna And Sir Edward - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- The Small House Of Uncle Thomas - Rita Moreno
- Song Of The King - Yul Brynner/Marni Nixon
- Shall We Dance? - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon/Yul Brynner
- The Letter - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
- Something Wonderful (Finale) - Chorus/Alfred Newman
- Overture (LP Version) - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Amazon.com essential recording
Compared with the Broadway cast recording, the 1956 soundtrack to the film version of The King and I wins hands down. Yul Brynner is the king (literally and figuratively) in both formats (how could anyone else own such a role?), but the movie's score has better sonics, Brynner's voice is stronger, and the tunes are more memorable (thanks to Alfred Newman's conducting and Ken Darby's scoring) than on any of the various cast recordings. Marni Nixon sings the role of Anna (played onscreen by Deborah Kerr), Brynner delivers his hallmark performance, and the best-loved tunes--"Hello, Young Lovers," "Getting to Know You," and "I Whistle a Happy Tune" are the versions we'll always remember. A classic. --James HendricksonCustomer Reviews:
FINALLY, KEER AND NIXON BOTH SING.......2007-05-26
DEBORAH KERR BOTH SING. TRULY A COLLECTORS
ITEM WITH ALL THE NOSTALGIA, OUTSHINES ALL
OTHER ATTEMPTS TO RE-MASTER THIS MAGNIFICANT
MUSIC.
The King and I--a distinguished, beautiful score laced with tenderness and sorrow.......2007-04-08
The CD starts off with the music for the "main title" of the film; and this also serves as an appetizer to whet out appetites for what's to come. "I Whistle A Happy Tune" gives us Marni Nixon singing the vocals for Deborah Kerr; the melody is infectiously catchy; this song is one of the highlights of the CD. "My Lord And Master," performed by Leona Gordon who sang the vocals for Rita Moreno, is another masterpiece with a softness to it that belies the pain Rita's character Tuptim feels because she is separated from her one true love. "The March Of The Siamese Children" is performed by the 20th Century Fox Orchestra to perfection without a single superfluous note; the melody infuses this number with an Asian flavor as well.
Other gems on this CD--and that would, quite honestly, include every single track--include "Hello, Young Lovers" sung by Marni Nixon as Deborah Kerr's character Anna Leonowens laments a love gone awry back in England; the touching and heartrending "We Kiss In A Shadow;" Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang performing "Something Wonderful" with exceptional sensitivity and "Shall We Dance?" which is performed by Deborah Kerr, Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner. As you listen to numbers like "Shall We Dance?" that calls for Anna, played by Deborah Kerr, to speak and then sing, you will have a hard time discerning where Deborah Kerr leaves off speaking and Marni Nixon starts singing. It's THAT good.
As long as I include the words "Something Wonderful" when writing this review I must add that the extras you get are stupendous. As I stated above, the CD boasts much that the record album soundtrack never included. Indeed, we get music that didn't even make it to the final cut of the movie! I loved the beautiful and sensitive rendition of "The Small House Of Uncle Thomas" which was previously unreleased and "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You" is a marvelous song--cut from the final edited edition of the film--that highlights Anna's contempt for the King's backward ways.
The CD package offers more still. Along with the CD comes a generous 32 page booklet with an extensive essay by Charles L. Granata that tells the history of both the stage play and the making of the stage play into a major motion picture at Fox. In addition, you get the song credits and there are rarely seen photographs as well.
The quality of the sound shines like solid gold. These performances reflect great sensitivity to the emotions each character felt. It is a special treat to listen to Yul Brynner's songs; he infuses each song and even every word with just the right emotions so that the listener experiences exactly what his character feels at every turn.
This CD is one of the very few that truly remind me of the old MGM logo which boasted of having "more stars than there are in the heavens." Indeed, five stars are nowhere near enough for this treasure. I highly recommend this CD for people who truly loved and appreciated The King And I both in its several onstage productions as well as on the big screen; and fans of show tunes will delight in this CD soundtrack with its' diamonds scattered broadly in all directions.
A fine King and I soundtrack reissue.......2007-02-10
I won't reiterate the critic-proof performances here. Other reviewers have covered them elsewhere. Nixon as a voice-dubber is in her element as Anna, and portrays her characterfully. Brynner is in his element as the King, as firm, commanding and authoritative as we've always known him to be. This performance shows him at his best, ripe, fresh and mature. Leona Gordon and Reuben Fuentes shine as the star-crossed lovers Tuptim and Lun Tha, bringing a melancholic quality to their brief numbers. It's really a treat to hear their renditions of the omitted songs My Lord and Master and I Have Dreamed. Rita Moreno as the real Tuptim acquits herself well when narrating the Uncle Tom's Cabin ballet sequence, presented for the first time on an official soundtrack recording. It's good to also hear Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang, in a heartfelt, humane and imploring rendition of Something Wonderful, and she is the icing on the cake of this superb soundtrack recording.
This EMI-Angel R&H soundtrack offers an extra benefit in addition to the extra musical sequences. Unlike the companion CDs of Oklahoma and Carousel, it presents the extra material from the original unmixed studio vault masters, except for the Prayer to Buddha and the Uncle Tom's Cabin ballet. This means that this reissue is blessedly free of the extraneous sound effects that plague the Oklahoma and Carousel CDs. I know that the sound effects and little snippets of dialogue drown out the music, but at least these reissues are a start in presenting comprehensive R&H soundtracks worthy of their films. What a pity that none of these R&H soundtrack reissues aren't 2-CD sets, otherwise we would have been able to hear the underscore.
In short, this is a superb presentation of a fine R&H film soundtrack.
great album.......2006-07-15
a classic.......2006-06-05
Other classics not to forget about are:
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Band
The first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Sound of Music
Oliver
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Singing in the Rain
The Wiz
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Grease
The King and I
Oklahoma
The Music Man
South Pacific
My Voice Students are always asking me for recommendations so I though I'd post it for all! We can't forget about these great musicals!
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Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.1-5
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000007HU Release Date: 1997-11-11 |
Tracks:
- A Piece Without Title - Dowland
- Pavana - Dowland
- Mr Knights Galliard - Dowland
- My lord willobies wellcome home - Dowland
- The frogg galliard - Dowland
- A Fancy - Dowland
- My Ladie Riches galyerd - Dowland
- The Lady Laitons Almone - Dowland
- A Dream (Lady Leighton's Paven) - Dowland
- Galliard - Dowland
- Orlando sleepeth - Dowland
- What if a Day - Dowland
- Mrs Winters Jumpp - Dowland
- Galliard - Dowland
- M. Giles Hobies Galiard - Dowland
- Dr Cases Pauen - Dowland
- Mellancoly Galliard - Dowland
- Galliard - Dowland
- Mistris Whittes thinge - Dowland
- Go from my windowe - Dowland
- Almain - Dowland
- Mrs Whites Nothing - Dowland
- Pavan - Dowland
- Galliard - Dowland
- Farewell - Dowland
Tracks:
- My lady hunnsdons puffe
- Solus cum sola
- Suzanna Galliard
- Sir John Smith his Almain
- Sweet Robyne
- Dowlands first galliard
- Master Pypers Pavyn
- Captain Digorie Piper his Galliard
- As I wen to Walsingham
- Monsieur's Almaine
- Mrs Brigide fleetwoods paven alias Solus sine sola
- Dowlands Galliard
- Farwell (As
- Captain Candishe his Galyard
- Aloe
- Can she excuse
- A Coye Joye
- Mrs vauxes Gigge
- Mrs vaux Galliarde
- Sir Henry Guilforde his Almaine
- Mignarda
- Lachrimae
- Sir John Souch his galliard
- Fantasia
Tracks:
- The most high and mightie Christianus, the fourth King of Denmark, his Galliard
- Sir John Langton his Pavin
- Mr. Langtons galliard
- A Fancy
- A Pavan
- The most sacred Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard
- Mrs. Cliftons Allmaine
- The Right Honourable the Lady Cliftons Spirit
- tarletones riserrectione
- Tarletons Willy
- fortune my foe
- The Queenes galliard
- Wallsingham
- A Galliard (on Walsingham)
- Dowlands Adew for Master Oliver Cromwell
- The Right Honourable Ferdinando Earle of Darby, his Galliard
- Lord Strangs March
- Mistresse Nichols Almand
- forlone Hope fancye
- Mr. Dowlands Midnight
- Semper Dowland semper dolens
Tracks:
- Preludium
- A Fancy
- Lachrimae
- Galliard to Lachrimae
- A Fantasia
- An Almand
- Pavana
- The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, his Galliard
- A Galliard (on a galliard by Daniel Bachelar)
- My Lord Wilobies Welcom Home
- The Shoemakers Wife. A Toy
- The Right Hounourable The Lord Viscount Lisle, his Galliard
- Coranto
- A Galliard
- The Lady Russells Paven
- Galliard (on Awake sweet love, set by Fr. Cutting)
- The Frog Galliard
- Come Away
- La mia Barbara
- Loth to Departe
Tracks:
- A Fancy
- Pavana Dowlandi Angli (Mylius #2)
- Doulands rounde battell galyarde
- Pavin
- The Erle of Darbies Galiard
- Mistris Norrishis Delight
- A Jig
- The Erle of Essex Galliard
- Galliard
- Une Jeune Fillette
- Gagliarda
- Pavana Lachrimae
- Squires Galliard
- A Fancy
- Hasellwoods Galliard
- Sir Thomas Monson, his Pavin
- Sir Thomas Monson, his Galliard
- Almande
- Sir Henry Umptons Funerall
- Captayne Pipers Galliard
- A fantasie
Amazon.com
Dowland did for lute music what Haydn did for the string quartet and Beethoven the piano sonata. The finest lutenist and songwriter of his age--he composed several of the greatest hits of the late 16th and early 17th centuries--the surviving lute works constitute a sort of encyclopedia of the possibilities of the instrument. There are song arrangements, dance pieces, tributes to the composer's friends, even a musical self-portrait. Much of the music is fashionably sad. Lute songs generally deal with the agony of lost love, and Dowland's most popular tune was called Lachrimae (Tears). Paul O'Dette is simply the best lutenist alive. These five discs are available together at a special price, or separately. A reference edition. --David HurwitzCustomer Reviews:
Outstanding.......2007-03-31
It's not heavy breathing.......2006-08-22
Others have remarked on the "heavy breathing" noticeable on the recordings -- it's not heavy breathing, but the movement of his fingers on the gut strings making that sound.
Technically good, emotionally bland. .......2006-04-11
but especially in the US, this set becomes an essential "must have" for all lovers of the lute.
Yet it somehow disappoints.
I am sure that Paul O'Dette is brimming over with virtuousity and a technical expertise
that I am hardly one to pass sound judgement upon.
But the recordings have a flatness and monotony;
the songs are rendered with precision, but seem to lack feeling, empathy, or enthusiasm throughout the offering.
It is an impressive compendium, and I'm glad I purchased it.
There are very few lutenists out there producing any music at all, so Mr. O'Dette should certainly be praised
for delivering such a substantial feast to our ears.
It just should have had more flavor.
Where is Konrad Ragossnig when you need him?
Highly recommended.......2005-10-23
A few tunes appear more than once as Dowland reused some work, but the arrangements are sufficiently different to be interesting. It is his complete lute works, after all. Some might criticise the set for sounding too much in the same style. It is the work of one composer, and if you happen to like the style, as I do, this is a pro rather than a con.
Another reviewer mentioned obtrusive breathing on the recording. I had listened to Volume 1 for two years before reading the review and had not noticed this. On listening carefully, there is breathing audible, but I do not find it a problem. Perhaps it depends whether one listens to the music or the background.
just a warning..........2005-10-14
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Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
Manufacturer: Castle Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009SOFXG Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
Tracks:
- Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Dies Irae
- Men of Harlech
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
- Old Folks at Home
- Il Liza Jane
- Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Vergine Degli Angeli
- Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
- My Hero
- God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- German Mass/Gloria
- German Mass/Sanctus
- Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
- All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Arwelfa
- Invictus
- Softly as I Leave You
Tracks:
- Diolch l'R L
- Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
- Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
- Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
- Memories of Martha
- I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
- Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
- Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
- Creation's Hymn
- In the Spirit!
- Shall We Gather at the River
- Nos a Bore
- Very Best Time of Year
- Soon Ah Will Be Done
- Thanks Be to God
- Flower That Shattered the Stone
- Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
- Where Shall I Be?
- Bywyd y Bugail
- Lord's Prayer
Tracks:
- Ave Maria
- Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
- She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
- Cymru Fach
- Nidaros
- Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
- Watching the Wheat
- Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
- Misbles/Stars
- Rachie
- Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
- There Is a Balm in Gilead
- Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
- My Lord, What a Mornin'
- Bryn Myrddin
- Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
- Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
- Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
- Ride the Chariot
- Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir
Tracks:
- Y Nefoedd
- Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
- Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
- By Babylon's Wave
- I'm Gonna Sing
- Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
- Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
- Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
- Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
- That's All I Want from You
- Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
- Give Me Jesus
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee
- My Wish for You
- Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
- Mose in Egitto/Prayer
- Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
- God's Choir in the Sky
- Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
- Smilin' Through
Tracks:
- Calon Lan
- True Love
- Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
- Aberystwyth
- Comrades in Arms
- Cats/Memory
- They Led My Lord Away
- State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
- When I Fall in Love
- Let's Face the Music and Dance
- Windmills of Your Mind
- How Soon
- Non Nobis Domine
- Rhythm of Life
- Kalinka
- Sound an Alarm
- Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
- Turandot/Nessun Dorma
- Christus Redemptor
- Ann Evening's Pastorale
Album Details
Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
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The King And I (1977 Broadway Revival Cast)
Oscar Hammerstein II Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002W40 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Arrival At Bangkok/I Whistle A Happy Tune
- My Lord And Master
- Hello, Young Lovers
- March Of The Siamese Children
- Children Sing, Priests Chant
- A Puzzlement
- The Royal Bangkok Academy
- Getting To Know You
- So Big A World
- We Kiss In A Shadow
- A Puzzlement
- Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You?
- Something Wonderful
- Finale To Act I
- Western People Funny
- Dance Of Anna And Sir Edward
- I Have Dreamed
- Song Of The King
- Shall We Dance?
- Finale
Customer Reviews:
Best version of King and I.......2004-07-26
CD by which all other KING AND I discs are measured.......2004-02-17
I would like to correct reviewer Arne Anderson: Brynner was not dying from cancer when this production played. He returned to Broadway with the show again in 1985 just six months before his death and by that time, yes, he voice was showing noticable deterioration. But when this production played the Uris theatre in 1977 and 78 he was in fine voice. True, it is not the youthful voice heard on the original 1951 cast album but with the years come many more layers to the performance.
It also helps that several dialogue moments such as the King's soliloquy "So Big a World" are included on this record. The dialogue also plays an important part in the way Thomas Z. Shepard has laid out the record. For example, the famous "Shall We Dance" sequence. On this recording, the whole scene is prsented and suddenly what on other KING AND I cd's is just another great R & H song, is a dramatic highlight. Also, the Cd closes with a recording of the entire final scene. It is incredibly moving.
Constance Towers sounds properly mature as Mrs Anna, and all the secondary roles have been thoghtfully cast by wonderful singer/actors. Bear in mind, Richard Rodgers was still alive when this production and recording were made and was at the recording sessions. In fact, it would be the final cast recording of one of his shows he would supervise. This guarantees it is an authenic recording.
The package includes good background notes and a fully detailed synopsis of the show.
This album was recorded Monday October 31, 1977. On Tuesday November 1, 1977 I attended the performance at the Uris theatre. It was my first Broadway show. So, for me, this album holds extra special memories.
good revival recording; Constance Towers is lovely.......2003-10-12
Yul Brynner asked his good friend Yuriko (the original Eliza in the "Uncle Tom's Cabin" ballet in the 1951 Broadway production and later the film version) to direct this production and also recreate Jerome Robbins' choreography for the ballet. Yuriko perfectly reproduced all this and more with this sumptuous revival, which embarked on an extensive touring season following it's Broadway engagement, before coming back to New York in 1985, the year that Brynner succumbed to cancer.
Constance Towers is quite lovely in the role of Mrs Anna, offering up glowing renditions of "I Whistle a Happy Tune", "Getting to Know You", "Hello Young Lovers" and "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?".
June Angela, apparently the youngest actress to play Tuptim in a major revival, lets her gorgeous soprano loose with her breathtaking "My Lord and Master" as well as her duets with the Lun Tha of Martin Vidnovic (OKLAHOMA!) in "I Have Dreamed" and "We Kiss in a Shadow".
Hye-Young Choi is a lovely Lady Thiang, singing a heartbreaking "Something Wonderful". The rest of the cast is superb.
All-in-all, an essential cast album of THE KING AND I, and one you will really adore.
Required listening!.......2000-06-16
A MUST FOR ALL 'KING AND I' FANS.......2000-02-10
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John Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 3
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000007F7 Release Date: 1996-09-17 |
Tracks:
- The Most High And Mightie Christianus, The Fourth King Of Denmark, His Galliard
- Sir John Langton His Pavin
- Mr. Langtons Galliard
- A Fancy
- A Pavan
- The Most Sacred Queene Elizabeth, Her Galliard
- Mrs. Cliftons Allmaine
- The Right Honourable The Lady Cliftons Spirit
- tarletones riserrectione
- Tarletons Willy
- Fortune My Foe
- The Queenes Galliard
- Wallsingham
- A Galliard (On Walsingham)
- Dowlands Adew For Master Oliver Cromwell
- The Right Honourable Ferdinando Earle Of Darby, His Galliard
- Lord Strangs March
- Mistresse Nichols Almand
- Forlone Hope Fancye
- Mr. Dowlands Midnight
- Semper Dowland semper dolens
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Transformations: Melodious Accord
Mccullough Manufacturer: Gothic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00006YXAD Release Date: 2002-11-05 |
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Sweet Seraphic Fire
Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AA4L8W Release Date: 2005-08-02 |
Tracks:
- New Canaan (Oliver Holden, 1793)
- Maryland (William Billings, 1778)
- Bethlehem (William Billings, 1778)
- Lynn (Oliver Holden, 1793)
- Funeral Hymn (Oliver Holden, 1792)
- An Anthem for Easter (William Billings, 1787/1795)
- Walpole (Abraham Wood, 1786)
- Beauty (Jacob French, 1789)
- Happiness (Jacob French, 1793)
- Woburn (Jacob Kimball, 1793)
- Montague (Timothy Swan, 1801)
- Newport (Daniel Read, 1785)
- Hatfield (Thomas Baird, 1800)
- Attention (Asahel Benham [?], 1790)
- Crucifixion (M. Kyes, 1798)
- Mechias (James Lyon, 1774)
- St. Paul's (Supply Belcher, 1794)
- Transition (Supply Belcher, 1794)
- Jubilant (Supply Belcher, 1794)
- The Lilly (Supply Belcher, 1794)
- Buckfield (Abraham Maxim, 1802)
- Pennsylvania (Nehemiah Shumway, 1793)
- Sounding Joy (J. P. Storm, 1795 )
- Redemption (Jeremiah Ingalls, 1805)
- Consolation (Lucius Chapin, c. 1812)
- Liberty-Hall (Lucius Chapin, 1813)
- Babe of Bethlehem (Southern Harmony, 1835)
- Convoy (M. L. Swan, 1867)
- Hallelujah New (Roland Hutchinson, 1996)
- Nativity (Bruce Randall, 1990)
- Cortona (M. R. Truelsen, 1996)
- Great Divide (Stephen Marini, 1998)
- Arinello (Dennis O'Brien, 1997)
- Ev'ry String Awake (Glen Wright, 1996)
- Ten Thousand Charms (Hal Kunkel, 1996)
Product Description
Sweet Seraphic Fire brings together two unique bodies of American sacred song: choral compositions from the New England singing-school tradition and the most popular Evangelical Protestant hymn texts in historic American use. In the late eighteenth century the New England singing-school movement produced America's first great sacred-music style, employing several genres of unaccompanied four-part choral compositions with the melody in the lead (tenor) part. The enormous popularity of singing-school music also promoted a canon of hymn texts shared across America's competing Evangelical Protestant denominations. This recording contains neglected masterworks from the New England singing school that also helped to create the American hymn canon. Marking a more recent turn in this process, we have also included some new settings of traditional Evangelical lyrics written by leaders in the revival of singing-school music that has blossomed in the Northeast since 1976. ! Selection of pieces for this recording was determined by correlating "The Norumbega Harmony"--our collection of one hundred six historic New England singing-school compositions and thirty contemporary works in traditional style--with a list of the three hundred most frequently printed hymn texts in America from 1737 to 1960. --Stephen MariniCustomer Reviews:
Fantastic!!!!!!.......2006-03-15
Some of the songs are kind of dreary, (Hatfield) but all in all this is COOL!!!
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Star Wars: The Story Continues
Manufacturer: DeLuxe Holland ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009NVRLO Release Date: 2005-06-06 |
Tracks:
- Star Wars (Main Theme)
- Princess Leia [Episode IV: A New Hope]
- Little People [Episode IV: A New Hope]
- Cantina Band [Episode IV: A New Hope]
- Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) [Episode V: The Empire Strikes Ba]
- Yoda's Theme [Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]
- Asteroid Field [Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]
- Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave [Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]
- Parade of the Ewoks [Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]
- Luke and Leia [Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]
- Jabba the Hut [Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]
- Victory Celebration [Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]
- Speeder Bike Chase/Land of Ewoks [Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]
Tracks:
- Star Wars (Main Theme)
- Across the Stars (Love Theme from Attack of the Clones)
- Duel of the Fates [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Anakin's Theme [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Jar Jar's Introduction [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Trip to the Naboo Temple and the Audi [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Arrival at Tatooine and the Flag Para [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- He Is the Chosen One [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Panaka and the Queen's Protectors [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Queen Amidala and the Naboo Palace [Episode I: The Phantom Menace]
- Augie's Great Municipal Band and the End [Episode I: The Phantom Menac]
Tracks:
- Revenge of the Sith [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Anakin's Dream [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Battle of the Heroes [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Anakin's Betrayal [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Palpatine's Teachings [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Padme's Ruminations [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Anakin vs. Obi-Wan [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Enter Lord Vader [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Immolation Scene [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Yoda and the Younglings [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Anakin and Padme [Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]
- Star Wars (Main Theme)
Album Details
The Complete Original Soundtrack of Star Wars. Music of the Six Episodes - Composed by John Williams.Customer Reviews:
Cool Sdtk...But..........2006-10-04
Actually a decent re-recording of classics.......2006-10-01
I wasn't entirely sure of what to expect when I put it in once I got back. Initially after the first fifteen minutes of listening to it, I started to feel as if I maybe should have bought something else, BUT at the same time it was still catchy enough to leave in until the end of the first disc. Before I knew it, I listened to all three discs in one sitting while working on a paper and I must say, it was definitely worth whatever I payed for it.
The music is different enough where if you're getting tired of listening to the same things over and over, you can put it in and not worry about listening to something you've heard millions of times over. However the music is similar enough where if you're in a Star Wars mood, you can put it in and still be satisfied.
The "sythnesized" Star Wars sound is very catchy after a while and a very good addition to any hard core Star Wars fans' collection, or just to anyones collection of music in general. It's interesting to hear how the music is still able to catch all of the emotion that is in the original soundtracks (especially in Episode III) and still sound different. I will admit that the tracks seem to be a bit out of "order". While episodes 4, 5 and 6 come first (which is fine) episode 2 is next, followed by 1, then episode 3, and then back to episode 2 again. Not sure why this is, but it's not a real big deal, just a little odd. Definitely worth buying if you're into collecting all things Star Wars.
Fake instruments leave much to be desired.......2006-01-21
Many instruments sound so bad that it's distracting. For example, the smooth woodwind lines in "Duel of the Fates" sound detached and mechanical. Some brass instruments (which Williams uses liberally) sound more like car horns. Obviously not put together by a vocalist... the rear cover reads "MUSIC AND VOCALS PERFORMED BY THE GLOBAL STAGE ORCHESTRA." Apparently vocals are not music... which may be close to the truth in this case, since the vocals sound like hollow midi sampled voices. With so many great recordings out there... spend the extra few dollars and get a recording from a real orchestra.
The Force is NOT strong with this one..........2005-07-11
The recordings sound actually half decent for synthesized instruments, but after hearing the superb London Symphony Orchestra in the original recordings, any artificial orchestra (and even some real orchestras!) is a real let-down. Especially painful are the sequences which call for lots of brass; the LSO was so great at delivering a theme at full blast in an intense action scene, and the MIDI brass just sounds cheesey. The interpretation is poor in a few key sequences as well, too.
Star Wars fans really deserve better than this; get the re-mastered trilogy set:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002YCVLU/qid=1121091193/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8155271-9982339?v=glance&s=music
up to date with revenge of the sith.......2005-06-01
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Manufacturer: Signum UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009KIYCM Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
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Selective Tastes.......2005-10-08
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Manufacturer: Melodiya ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001HDN Release Date: 1996-11-12 |
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