The Sweet and Merry Month: Music for May Morning

~ Release by The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Mark Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1The College Clock
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
[no artist]0:53
2Sumer is icumen in
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
choir vocals arranger:
Bill Ives (British composer)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sumer is icumen in
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
trad. round / Grayston Ives2:45
3Now is the month of Maying
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Balletts to Five Voices: Now Is the Month of Maying
composer:
Thomas Morley (English Renaissance composer)
part of:
Balletts to Five Voices
Thomas Morley2:11
4Lay a garland
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Lay a Garland
lyricist:
Francis Beaumont
composer:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
Robert Lucas de Pearsall3:01
5I'll Follow the Sun
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
choir vocals arranger:
Bill Ives (British composer)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I’ll Follow the Sun
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Grayston Ives2:14
6O Lusty May
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anon.1:51
7Ah Robin
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
treble vocals:
Myron Buist (treble), Leo Dolan (treble singer), Henry Isaacs (treble singer), Luke Rowe (treble singer), Benjamin Seward (treble singer) and Max Thomas (treble singer)
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ah Robin, Gentle Robin
composer:
William Cornysh (the younger, 1465-1523)
William Cornysh II2:25
8Linden Lea
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Linden Lea
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:38
9Loch Lomond
bass vocals:
Benjamin Watkins (bass singer)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
choir vocals arranger:
David Overton
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9598)
Trad. Scottish folksong / David Overton3:26
10Hymnus Eucharisticus
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hymnus Eucharisticus
composer:
Benjamin Rogers (English organist and composer)
Benjamin Rogers2:25
11Sicut lilium
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sicut lilium
composer:
Sir John Stainer
John Stainer1:18
12Haste on my joys
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Seven Partsongs, op. 17: VI. Haste on, my joys!
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
librettist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
part of:
Seven Partsongs, op. 17
Gerald Finzi2:10
13Music when soft voices die
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
choir vocals arranger:
Guy Turner (composer and arranger of choral music and comic songs)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Music, When Soft Voices Die
lyricist:
Percy Bysshe Shelley
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1897)
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry2:25
14Somewhere Over the Rainbow
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Harold Arlen / Guy Turner5:16
15Dieu qu'il la fait bon regarder
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans, L. 92, CD 99: I. “Dieu ! Qu’il la fait bon regarder !”
lyricist:
Charles duc d’Orléans
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1898-04)
part of:
Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans, L. 92, CD 99 (for 4-part mixed choir)
Claude Debussy2:12
16The Lark in Clear Air
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
tenor vocals:
Sebastian Hill (tenor)
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
choir vocals arranger:
James Whitbourn
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Lark in the Clear Air
lyricist:
Samuel Ferguson
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Trad. Irish folksong / James Whitbourn2:36
17The Silver Swan
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Silver Swan
composer:
Orlando Gibbons (composer)
Orlando Gibbons1:41
18Felice primavera
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Madrigals, Book 1: “Felice Primavera (Prima Parte)”
composer:
Carlo Gesualdo (composer)
part of:
Madrigals, Book 1
Carlo Gesualdo3:21
19The Hills
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Hills
composer:
John Ireland (English composer) (in 1953)
John Ireland3:19
20This Sweet and Merry Month of May
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
This Sweet and Merry Month of May
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
William Byrd2:36
21The Spring of the Year
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Spring of the Year
lyricist:
Allan Cunningham
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1925)
Peter Warlock2:16
22The Oak and the Ash
bass vocals:
Owen Huxford (bass singer)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
countertenor vocals:
Samuel Thyr (counter-tenor)
tenor vocals:
Milo Hodgkiss (tenor) and Matthew Pope (tenor)
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
choir vocals arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Oak and the Ash (aka The North Country Maid)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1367)
Trad. Irish folksong / Gordon Langford3:27
23In pride of May
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
In Pride of May
composer:
Thomas Weelkes (English composer & organist, c. 1576–1623)
Thomas Weelkes3:33
24Hora di Maggio
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hora è di maggio
composer:
Heinrich Isaac (Flemish Renaissance composer)
Heinrich Isaac1:22
25As torrents in Summer
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
As Torrents in Summer
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
is based on:
Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: Epilogue. Soli and Chorus. Recitative “In the convent of Drontheim”
Edward Elgar2:24
26The Bluebird
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird
lyricist:
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
publisher:
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
part of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119
Charles Villiers Stanford3:39
27Ballad of Green Broom
choir vocals:
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
conductor:
Mark Williams (organist, choir director)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 5. Ballad of Green Broom
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:12
28The Bells of Magdalen College, Oxford
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Oxford) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
[no artist]0:56