The Darkest Midnight: Songs of Winter and Christmas

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Tracklist

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1Don oíche úd i mBeithil
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Don Oiche úd I mBeithil (That Night in Bethlehem)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional] arr. Susannah Vango3:28
2Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional] arr. Philip Lawson3:33
3Nowell, Tidings True There Be Come New
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Nowell, Tidings True There Be Come New
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:13
4O Jesulein zart
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
O Jesulein zart
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional] arr. Winnie Brückner4:01
5A Nativity
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
A Nativity
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1985)
John Tavener2:28
6Hark How the Bells
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Hark How the Bells
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional] adap. Peter J. Wilhousky & arr. Elizabeth Drury2:20
7Balulalow
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Balulalow
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Wedderburn, John Wedderburn and Robert Wedderburn
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23036)
translated version of:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
[traditional] arr. Susannah Vango4:46
8The River
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
River
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
Joni Mitchell arr. Jim Clements5:49
9L'enfant et les sortilèges, M. 71: Toi, le cœur de la rose
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
L'Enfant et les sortilèges: Tableau I. « Toi, le cœur de la rose »
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1919 until 1925)
librettist:
Colette (French novelist) (in 1915)
part of:
L'Enfant et les sortilèges: Tableau I.
Maurice Ravel arr. Clytus Gottwald2:38
10Angelus ad Virginem
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Angelus ad virginem
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]4:15
11Sancta Mater Graciae (Dou way Robin)
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Sancta Mater Graciae (Dou way Robin)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]3:54
12Gaudete
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[anonymous] arr. Susannah Vango2:39
13The Darkest Midnight
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
The Darkest Midnight
composer:
Diarmaid Ó Muirithe
Diarmaid Ó Muirithe2:45
14The Waiting Sky
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
The Waiting Sky
composer:
Oliver Tarney
Oliver Tarney3:20
15Det lisle bånet
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Det lisle bånet
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional] arr. Tone Krohn4:16
16In dulci Jubilo
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[traditional] arr. Matthew Culloton2:59
17Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
Michael Praetorius arr. Sarah Tenant-Flowers2:42
18When the Earth Stands Still
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
When the Earth Stands Still
composer:
Don Macdonald (Canadian composer and teacher)
Don Macdonald3:12
19Fusion
vocals:
Papagena (all female vocal ensemble)
recording of:
Fusion
composer:
Don Macdonald (Canadian composer and teacher)
Don Macdonald3:08

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