Madrigal singing had been going on in england before this, however, as yonge. A variety of music from the great flowering of the english choral art is presented here in the kings singers own editions. The oxford book of english madrigals was edited by philip ledger, and published in 1978 by. In recent years the group has had several uk appearances at the royal albert hall proms and concerts as part of the three choirs festival and the city of london festival. This is a new group of enthusiastic singers who meet weekly to learn, sing and share madrigals. Now is the month of mayingthomas morley, the cambridge singers, john. Ledger collaborated with andrew parker, a musicologist from kings college, cambridge, who researched texts to the songs and. The kings singers book of rounds, canons and partsongs. As a new group, it is for beginners as well as singers with experience of early music. The last books of madrigals were published in the 1620s, completing the impressive. Volume 1 contains 21 madrigals in four parts, presented in practical editions from the king s singers for mixed voices.
The kings singers consist of two countertenors, a tenor, a baritone and two basses. Fair phyllis i saw sitting all alonejohn farmer, the kings singers, anthony. Flora gave me fairest flowers cscd511 hyperion records mp3. This collection assembles some of the finest examples of the different styles that developed in europe during the golden age of the madrigal some 400 years ago. This is a delightful sampling of the popular english madrigals you sang in high school or college choirs. A variety of music from the great flowering of the english choral art in the. The cambridge singers famous english madrigals youtube.
Madrigals in 4 parts paperback december 1, 1986 by the kings singers author, clifford bartlett editor. Kings singers sheet music and songbook arrangements. Includes performance notes, translations and pronunciation guide. Hyperion colin currie records collegium gimell halle kings college, cambridge. Flora gave me fairest flowersjohn wilbye, the cambridge singers, john rutter.
The group meet in south wootton every thursday afternoon from 24 pm, sing for about an hour and then enjoy tea and a chat. Rutter and the cambridge singers are superb, running spirited romps through byrds though amaryllis dance in green and eastmans quick, quick, away dispatch. Jeremy jackman countertenor, alastair hume countertenor, bill ives tenor, anthony holt baritone, simon carrington baritone, colin mason bass orchestra. What a year 1968 was, with mick jagger and melvyn bragg enjoying a days rioting in grosvenor square, paris going up in smoke, and a new american civil war breaking out at the democratic convention in chicago.