Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2
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Composer: AnonymousComposer: William Billings
Composer: John Dowland
Composer: John Farmer
Composer: Amariah Hall
Composer: Oliver Holden
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Composer: William Knapp
Composer: Justin Morgan
Composer: William Parsons
Composer: Daniel Read
Composer: Nehemiah Shumway
Composer: Timothy Swan
Composer: William Tans'ur
Composer: Benjamin West
Composer: Elisha West
Composer: Abraham Wood
Conductor: Paul Hillier
Performer: His Majestie's Clerkes
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2002-04-09
Music Label: Hmf Classical Exp.
Music reviews of Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2
Music Review: A really splendid recording
Rating: 5 Stars
This has become a favorite album of mine. As a shape-note (Sacred Harp) singer myself, I was familiar with many of the American songs here. But the pairings with English 17th century psalmody opened up an entirely new connection for me and are quite convincing. The performances are first-rate. The singing is both powerful and nuanced -- rare with recordings of this music. The recent Anonymous 4 recordings from this tradition are also great, but with the possible exception of some Boston Camerata performances, no group I know of does a better job of getting the balance just right. They bridge the cultural divide between (on one side) "serious" choral musicians who can't quite get into shape-note music and (on the other) those of us for whom no other style has as much power and vigor. Alas, they don't "sing the notes" (fa-so-la syllables), but otherwise it's a gem.
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