The Singing Club

~ Release by Ravenscroft, Lawes, Purcell, Arne; The Hilliard Ensemble, Paul Hillier (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1A Round of Three Country Dances in One, for consort
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
A Round of Three Country Dances in One
composer:
Thomas Ravenscroft
Thomas Ravenscroft2:29
2There Were Three Ravens, for voice(s) & ensemble
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
There Were Three Ravens
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Thomas Ravenscroft
Thomas Ravenscroft6:45
3Call George again, boys
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Call George again, boys
composer:
John Hilton (the younger, 1599?-1657)
John Hilton1:26
4Drink tonight of the moonshine bright
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Drink tonight of the moonshine bright
composer:
William Lawes (English composer)
William Lawes1:55
5She weepeth sore in the night
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
She weepeth sore in the night
composer:
William Lawes (English composer)
William Lawes1:55
6Dainty fine aniseed water fine
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Dainty fine Aniseed water
composer:
William Lawes (English composer)
William Lawes1:29
7Where the bee sucks there suck I
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Where the bee sucks there suck I
composer:
John Wilson (English baroque composer and lutenist)
John Wilson1:20
8Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, song for voice & continuo
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Gather Ye Rosebuds
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
William Lawes (English composer)
William Lawes1:31
9'Tis women makes us love, catch for 4 voices, Z. 281
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
'Tis women makes us love, catch for 4 voices, Z. 281
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 281)
Henry Purcell0:57
10Sir Walter enjoying his damsel, catch for 3 voices, Z. 273
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Sir Walter enjoying his damsel, catch for 3 voices, Z. 273
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 273)
Henry Purcell1:50
11Inigo Jones
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
[anonymous]1:28
12Epitaph
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
The Epitaph
composer:
Jonathan Battishill (English composer)
Jonathan Batthishill2:37
13The Singing Club
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
The Singing Club
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
Thomas Arne2:31
14Foresters sound the cheerful horn
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Foresters, Sound the Cheerful Horn
lyricist:
John Petre
composer:
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop4:31
15To soften care
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
To soften care
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
Thomas Arne3:21
16The Anacreonatic Song, glee
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
The Anacreontic Song
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Ralph Tomlinson
composer:
John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith1:37
17Elegy on the death of Mr. Shenstone, for three voices
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Elegy on the Death of Mr. Shenstone
lyricist:
John Cunningham (poet and dramatist)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
Thomas Arne4:15
18Sigh no more, ladies
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Sigh no more, ladies
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Much Ado About Nothing
Thomas Arne3:58
19There is a paradise on earth
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
There Is a Paradise on Earth
lyricist:
Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty
composer and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
Robert Lucas Pearsall3:50
20O who will o'er the downs so free
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
O who will o'er the downs so free
composer:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
Robert Lucas Pearsall1:57
21Sweet and low
vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
recording of:
Sweet and Low (cradle song poem by Tennyson)
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (English composer and conductor)
Sir Joseph Barnby2:51

Credits

Release

performer:The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
ASIN:FR: B0009JOMA6 [info]