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On a new disc to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee, The King's Singers present a selection of works from the past 500 years written in honour of the great Monarchs of Britain.
Starting with works for (and in some cases by) Henry VIII, the programme covers the Elizabethan 'Triumphs of Oriana' by composers such as Gibbons, Mundy and Dowland; a very Victorian selection of dedicatory works by Elgar, Parry and Parratt; choral arrangements from the opera 'Glorianna' by Benjamin Britten; and a new piece by Paul Drayton that comically pens 'A Rough Guide to the Royal Succession'. Drayton is perhaps best known to fans of The King's Singers as the composer of their much-loved encore work Masterpiece.
Singers: David Hurley
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(countertenor), Timothy Wayne-Wright (countertenor), Paul Phoenix (tenor), Philip Lawson (baritone), Christopher Bruerton (baritone tracks 7 and 23), Christopher Gabbitas (baritone), Jonathan Howard (bass).
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Works on This Recording
1.
Pastyme with good companye by King VIII Henry
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; England
2.
Ah Robyn, gentle Robyn by William Cornysh
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
3.
Blow thi horne hunter by William Cornysh
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
5.
Hey trolly loly lo by Anonymous
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
6.
Long live fair Oriana by Ellis Gibbons
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
8.
Fair Oriana by John I Hilton
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
9.
Lightly she whipped by John Mundy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
11.
Weep, o mine eyes by John Bennet
Orchestra/Ensemble:
King's Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1599; England
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