Carols from the Old and New Worlds

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Music Review: A perfect classical folk cd
Rating: 5 Stars

The opening carol is Sherburne, a tune well known to shaped note singers. The American composers - Daniel Read, Jeremiah Ingalls, and Supply Belchers - are all early American singing school music. There are several American pieces simply labeled "Traditional American" - other "Traditional" pieces are Bavarian, Austrian, Latin, and English.

The result is a very well balanced cd in which familar words and tunes are mixed with the less familar. For example, Away in a Manger is sung to the Afton Water tune - one of three traditional tunes for it. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks at Night is set to Sherburne and later to Eltham.

As usual, a choir conducted by Paul Hillier performs excellently. With the multiplicity of styles, languages and moods of this music, that is a notable accomplishment.

Enjoy this as a required folk and/or classical Christmas album.

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