A Festival of Carols in Brass

~ Release by The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
Deck the Halls (in 1967)
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
1:07
2Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”) (in 1967)
additional composer:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Theodore Baker (in 1894)
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
2:18
3Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translated version of:
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
0:48
4The First Nowell
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
The First Nowell (in 1967)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
2:19
5Angels We Have Heard on High
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High (in 1967)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
1:39
6We Three Kings of Orient Are
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
1:22
7O Come, All Ye Faithful
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”) (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
1:35
8O Sanctissima
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
O Sanctissima (Sicilian Mariners Hymn, Sicilian Mariners Hymn) (in 1967)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:58
9O Tannenbaum
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1500 until 1600)
version of:
Es lebe hoch der Zimmermannsgeselle
1:18
10O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Lacey lyrics) (in 1967)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore
translator:
Thomas Alexander Lacey
part of:
The English Hymnal (1906) (number: 8)
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
revision of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
1:40
11Good King Wenceslas
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas (in 1967)
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
1:16
12Silent Night, Holy Night
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (in 1967)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
2:27
13Joy to the World
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
1:13
14The Twelve Days of Christmas
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
performer:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
arranger:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
3:49
15Coventry Carol
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (in 1967)
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
1:21
16God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
1:09
17Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (in 1967)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
1:37
18It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
1:25
19Good Christian Men Rejoice
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
Good Christian Men Rejoice (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
John Mason Neale
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 107)
translated version of:
In dulci jubilo (original traditional)
0:41
20O Holy Night
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
recording of:
O Holy Night (in 1967)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
2:36
21What Child Is This?
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
What Child Is This? (in 1967)
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
1:47
22Wassail Song
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Wassail Carol (in 1967)
composer:
William Mathias (Welsh composer)
1:08
23O Little Town of Bethlehem
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
1:43
24Away in a Manger
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick) (in 1967)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
2:29
25We Wish You a Merry Christmas
brass:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble (in 1967)
instrumental recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
1:01

Credits

Release

producer:Andrew Kazdin (American record producer) (in 1967)
ASIN:US: B0000024Q6 [info]