A Ceremony of Carols

Album by Benjamin Britten & Choir of Westminster Abbey & Martin Neary

A Ceremony of Carols is a choral work by Benjamin Britten, composed in 1942. Scored for treble voices and harp, it sets medieval English texts in a sequence of short movements that use modal melodies, close vocal harmonies and rhythmic interplay, and it marks an early example of Britten's exploration of vocal colour and historical sources in his output.

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  1. 1.
    Rejoice in the Lamb: Festival Cantata, op. 30
    17:46
  2. 2.
    Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, op. 51
    16:27
  3. 3.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Procession
    1:32
  4. 4.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Wolcom Yole!
    1:21
  5. 5.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: There is no Rose
    2:27
  6. 6.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: That yongë child
    1:48
  7. 7.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Balulalow
    1:31
  8. 8.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As dew in Aprille
    1:01
  9. 9.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: This little Babe
    1:24
  10. 10.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Interlude
    4:07
  11. 11.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night
    3:50
  12. 12.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Spring Carol
    1:06
  13. 13.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Deo Gracias
    1:07
  14. 14.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Recession
    1:42
  15. 15.
    A Hymn to the Virgin
    3:56
  16. 16.
    A Wedding Anthem, op. 46
    10:06
  17. 17.
    Antiphon, op. 56b
    6:08

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