Ceremonies of Carols

Album by Benjamin Britten & Francis Poulenc & Ottorino Respighi & The Philadelphia Singers

A Ceremony of Carols is a choral composition by Benjamin Britten, composed in 1942. Scored for treble voices and harp, the piece melds medieval texts and modal melodies with modern harmonies and rhythmic drive, and it occupies a notable place in Britten's output as a concise sacred-cycle that reflects his increasing engagement with early music influences within his choral writing.

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  1. 1.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Procession
    1:19
  2. 2.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Wolcom Yole!
    1:18
  3. 3.
    A Ceremony of Carols: There Is No Rose
    2:34
  4. 4.
    A Ceremony of Carols: That Yongë Child
    1:55
  5. 5.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Balulalow
    1:20
  6. 6.
    A Ceremony of Carols: As Dew in Aprille
    0:52
  7. 7.
    A Ceremony of Carols: This Little Babe
    1:21
  8. 8.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Interlude (Harp Solo)
    3:26
  9. 9.
    A Ceremony of Carols: In Freezing Winter Night
    3:44
  10. 10.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Spring Carol
    1:01
  11. 11.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Deo Gracias
    1:02
  12. 12.
    A Ceremony of Carols: Recession
    1:27
  13. 13.
    Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (Four Christmas Motets) : O magnum mysterium
    2:58
  14. 14.
    Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (Four Christmas Motets) : Quem vidistis pastores dicite
    2:27
  15. 15.
    Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (Four Christmas Motets) : Videntes stellam
    2:43
  16. 16.
    Quatre motets pour le temps de noël (Four Christmas Motets) : Hodie Christus natus est
    2:03
  17. 17.
    Lauda per la natività del signore
    26:39

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