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The fifth century / Gavin Bryars.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Bryars, Gavin, composer.
- Traherne, Thomas, -1674, author.
- Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374, author.
- Series:
- ECM new series
- Naxos Music Library.
- Standardized Title:
- Choral music. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Traherne, Thomas, -1674--Musical settings.
- Traherne, Thomas.
- Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374--Musical settings.
- Petrarca, Francesco.
- Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374.
- Traherne, Thomas, -1674.
- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble.
- Choruses, Secular (Women's voices, 3 parts), Unaccompanied.
- Genre:
- Art music.
- Love songs.
- Sacred music.
- Streaming audio.
- Musical settings.
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file).
- Place of Publication:
- München : ECM Records, [2016]
- Language Note:
- Sung in English (1st work) and Italian (2nd work).
- System Details:
- digital
- audio file
- Summary:
- A collection of two works by the composer Gavin Bryars: The fifth century, a large-scale work for choir and saxophone quartet that uses text from Centuries of meditations, by the English poet and theologian Thomas Traherne; and, Two love songs, settings of Petrarch sonnets for female choir a cappella.
- Contents:
- The fifth century. We see the heavens with our eyes (9:47) ; As sure as there is a space infinite (5:37) ; Infinity of space is like a painter's table (3:54) ; Eternity is a mysterious absence of times and ages (6:42) ; Eternity magnifies our joys exceedingly (3:17) ; His omnipresence is our field of joys (5:50) ; Our bridegroom and our king being everywhere (7:14)
- Two love songs. Io amai sempre (3:59) ; Solo et pensoso (3:47).
- Participant:
- The Crossing ; PRISM Quartet (Timothy McAllister, soprano saxophone ; Robert Young, alto saxophone ; Matthew Levy, tenor saxophone ; Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone) (1st work) ; Kelly Ann Bixby, Karen Blanchard, Rebecca Siler, soloists (2nd work) ; Donald Nally, conductor.
- Notes:
- 1st work recorded 2014 July Gould Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia.
- 2nd work recorded 2015 June Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia.
- Hard copy version record.
- Contains:
- Container of: Bryars, Gavin. Fifth century.
- Container of: Bryars, Gavin. Love songs.
- Other Format:
- Source record: Bryars, Gavin. Choral music. Selections. Fifth century.
- OCLC:
- 1085541319
- Publisher Number:
- DEB331440501
- DEB331440502
- DEB331440503
- DEB331440504
- DEB331440505
- DEB331440506
- DEB331440507
- DEB331440508
- DEB331440509
- 00028948144969 ECM Records
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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