Hymns and Things

~ Release by Besses o’ th’ Barn Band, Alec Evans, Roy Newsome (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
instrumental recording of:
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven!
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Sir John Goss2:37
2Eventide (Abide with Me)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
William Henry Monk6:55
3Deep Harmony
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
recording of:
Deep Harmony
composer:
Handel Parker (composer & musician, Yorkshire & Nassau)
Handel Parker2:52
4Simple Gifts (Lord of the dance)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
recording of:
Simple Gifts (for Brass Band)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brackett
instruments arranger:
Goff Richards (British composer, arranger and adjudicator)
arrangement of:
Simple Gifts
[traditional]2:01
5Jerusalem
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
instrumental recording of:
Jerusalem (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
arrangement of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Sir Hubert Parry2:29
6Nun's Chorus (from Casanova)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
performer:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Casanova: Nuns’ Chorus & Laura’s Song
additional composer:
Ralph Benatzky
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
librettist:
Rudolf Schanzer (Austrian librettist) and Ernst Welisch
part of:
Casanova
Johann Strauss II3:43
7Medley: Jeruasalem the Golden / The Old Hundredth / Aberystwyth
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
Alexander Ewing / Louis Bourgeois / Joseph Parry6:42
8Dem Bones
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
instrumental recording of:
Dem Bones (aka "Dry Bones" or "Dem Dry Bones", traditional spiritual song)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James Weldon Johnson (US songwriter, author)
[traditional]2:44
9Aurelia (The Church's One Foundation)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
instrumental recording of:
The Church's One Foundation
lyricist:
Samuel J. Stone
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Samuel Sebastian Wesley2:44
10O, for the Wings of a Dove (from Hear My Prayer)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
instrumental recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn5:57
11God Be in My Head
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
God Be in My Head
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
composed at:
Witham Hall in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir Henry Walford Davies1:18
12Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
lyricist:
John Greenleaf Whittier
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1888)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 353)
Sir Hubert Parry2:56
13Ave Maria
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Charles-François Gounod4:30
14Sandon (Lead, Kindly Light)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Alec Evans (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Lead, Kindly Light
lyricist:
John Henry Newman
composer:
C H Purdy (composer & professor of music)
Charles H. Purday2:30
15Thanks Be to God (from Elijah)
brass:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
conductor:
Roy Newsome (composer and cornet player)
instrumental recording of:
Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Thanks be to God!"
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
librettist:
Julius Schubring
translator:
William Bartholomew
part of:
Elijah, op. 70, Part I (with English libretto by William Bartholomew)
Felix Mendelssohn2:50