Details

Subject(s)

• Jesus Christ—Nativity—Songs and music [Browse]
• Carols [Browse]
• Hymns, English [Browse]
• Christmas music [Browse]

Speaker

• Squire, William, 1920- [Browse]

Conductor

• Guest, George, 1924-2002 [Browse]

Singer

• St. John's College (University of Cambridge). Choir [Browse]

Series

Naxos Music Library. [More in this series]

Time and place of event

Recorded June 15-16, 1967 Chapel of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Source of description

Hard copy version record.

Participant(s)/​Performer(s)

The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge ; directed by George Guest ; readings by William Squire.

Language note

Chiefly in English; last work in Latin.

Contents

• The annunciation of Christ. Torches / John Joubert ; Bidding ; Sentence and collect ; Adam lay y-bounden / Peter Warlock ; The linden tree carol : an old German tune / arranged by Reginald Jacques ; Annunciation / John Donne ; There is no rose / Joubert ; Dialogue / George Herbert ; My dancing day / melody from Christmas carols ancient and modern (Sandys, 1833) ; arranged by Martin Shaw
• The birth of Christ. Sentence and collect ; Up! good Christen folk / melody from Piae cantiones (1582) ; harmonised by G.R. Woodward ; On the morning of Christ's Nativity / John Milton ; Rocking : Czech carol / arranged by David Willcocks ; Hamlet, I, i, 156-164 / Shakespeare ; Chanticleer / William Austin ; Balulalow / Warlock
• The destiny of the Infant Christ. Sentence and collect ; The seven joys of Mary / traditional ; arranged by Martin Shaw ; The burning babe / Robert Southwell ; The cherry tree carol / traditional ; arranged by Martin Shaw ; The guest / anon.
• The manifestation of Christ. Sentence and collect ; Ding dong! merrily on high / Malcolm Williamson ; Eastern monarchs / Peter Naylor ; The journey of the Magi / T.S. Eliot ; King Jesus hath a garden : Dutch tune / harmonised by Charles Wood ; The First Letter of John, I, 1-10 (New English Bible) ; Adeste fideles / anon. ; descant by J. Roland Middleton.

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Publisher no.

00028948324408

OCLC

1051237663

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