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Title:
Bright day star [CD] : music for the Yuletide season.
Corporate Author:
Publication Date:
1994
Publication Information:
Troy, NY : Dorian Recordings, [1994]
℗1994
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"Old carols and dance tunes from the British Isles, Germany & Appalachia"--Container.
Program notes by Mary Anne Ballard, texts of the vocal works, biographical notes on the performers, and sources (28 p. : ill.)--inserted in container.
Performers:
Baltimore Consort (Mary Anne Ballard, viols and rebec ; Mark Cudek, cittern, Baroque guitar, viols, bandora ; Custer LaRue, soprano ; Larry Lipkis, viol, recorder, and gemshorm ; Ronn McFarlane, lutes ; Chris Norman, wooden flutes and pennywhistle ; Webb Wiggins, organ).
Contents:
Ding dong merrily : branle l'officiel : [from] Orchésographie 1589 (1:45) -- The old year now away is fled : Greensleeves : [from] New Christmas carols 1642 (3:31) -- Christmas Day in da mornin' : traditional, Shetland Islands (2:30) -- The cherry tree carol : Cornwall 1913 & Kentucky 1917 (4:45) -- Wir singen dir, Immanuel / [published by] Nikolaus Hermann 1560 (2:25) -- The wren song : traditional, Ireland (1:27) -- A wassail tune : Chestnut : [from] English dancing master 1651 (2:14) -- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day / William Sandys (2:17) -- Carol "Een Kindeken is ons geboren" / John Bull (3:17) -- The bellman's carol / [edited by] Bramley & Stainer 1871 (3:14) -- A Christmas jig : Jesus born in Bethn'y : traditional, Virginia 1932 (4:11) -- Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen / Michael Praetorius (2:54) -- In dulci jubilo / Johann Michael Bach (1:30) -- Rorate coeli desuper / tune, Scottish ; text, William Dunbar (5:43) -- Drive the cold winter away / tunes, Starter 1621 and Playford 1651 (3:24) -- Remember, O thou man / Thomas Ravenscroft (4:00) -- Quem pastores laudavere / Michael Praetorius (1:52) -- Christmas is my name / [text from] Shanne commonplace book c.1615 (6:30) -- In dir ist Freude / tune, Giovanni Gastoldi (1:52) -- Hey for Christmas! : Dargason / [text], broadside ballad, late 17th c. (5:31).
Language:
English
