This collection of Christmas music, sung by the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, conducted by Christopher Robinson, consists largely of modern British works. Totus tuus, by Henryk Górecki, is the only work not written by a British composer, and several folk-song settings and some medieval carols are the only works that pre-date the twentieth century. The collection includes a nice mixture of familiar and unfamiliar repertoire. Some of the less well-known works, such as Howells' Here is the little door and Geraint ...
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This collection of Christmas music, sung by the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, conducted by Christopher Robinson, consists largely of modern British works. Totus tuus, by Henryk Górecki, is the only work not written by a British composer, and several folk-song settings and some medieval carols are the only works that pre-date the twentieth century. The collection includes a nice mixture of familiar and unfamiliar repertoire. Some of the less well-known works, such as Howells' Here is the little door and Geraint Lewis' A little hymn to Mary, are (little) gems that deserve wider exposure. John Tavener's Fear and Rejoice, O People, on the other hand, ought to have a warning label attached; it easily qualifies for being on the short list of The Most Annoying Pieces Ever Written. It starts with a perfectly nice melody in the low basses, over a drone. Tavener then proceeds to repeat it, modulating up a whole step with each repetition until it reaches the screechy stratosphere of the boy sopranos, at...
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Add this copy of Fear & Rejoice O People-Music for Advent and Christmas to cart. $30.55, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Nimbus Records.
