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| Ron Hardin... |
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| Andrew Hodgson... |
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 12:41 pm |
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On Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:31 -0400, Ron Hardin
<rhhardin at (no spam) mindspring.com> wrote:
Quote: http://rhhardin.home.mindspring.com/what.ram
This is ADIEMUS - from the album Songs of Sanctuary. From the Enya
related artists FAQ:
ADIEMUS
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Adiemus is comprised by Karl Jenkins and vocalist Miriam Stockley.
Their music features a combination of classical compositions
(performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra), added percussions,
and 'ethnic'-type incantations (no lyrics). They have released four
albums: 'Songs of Sanctuary', 'Cantata Mundi', 'Dances of Time', and
the recent 'The Eternal Knot'. The last one has a more 'celtic' style
and was indeed used in a remake of the TV series 'The Celts', for
which Enya composed her first album!
Outside this collaborative work, the various artists have also
released their own recordings, such as Karl Jenkins' 'Imagined Oceans'
(inspired by the names of 'seas' given by ancient astronomers
to the craters of the moon), 'Dewi Sant' (inspired by St David's
last sermons) and 'The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace' (in honor of the
victims of Kosovo). Also, Miriam Stockley has released two solo
albums: 'Miriam' and the recent 'Second Nature'.
"Despite Adiemus' use of invented language with African, Latin, and
Eastern European flavors, the vocal styles of lead singer Miriam
Stockley and backup singer Mary Carewe, combined with the artful
compositions by Karl Jenkins, continues to remind me foremost of Enya.
'Cantata Mundi' is more complex, varied, and innovative than 'Songs of
Sanctuary', with woodwinds, horns, and new percussion added to the
London Philharmonic instrumentation. It consists of 7 long 'Cantus'
pieces and 7 shorter 'Chorales' and runs about 66 minutes." [JB]
"Adiemus III : 'Dances of time' is performed by the Adiemus singers
with Miriam in lead vocals and six Finnish girls Annamari Kahara,
Mervi Hiltunen, Sade Rissanen, Mia Simanainen, Riikka Vayrynen and
Nina Tapio in choruses. It features also Pamela Thorby with different
recorders and London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl. The
album contains 13 pieces (different dances or songs related to dance)
and they represent the history of dancing. This album has gone more
ethnic and the only ethereal song in my opinion is Zarabanda track 10.
Anyway the album is a masterpiece. Karl is genious in orchestrating
(watch for French horns!) and the Finnish singers do a very good job."
[VL]
The 'official' sites of Karl Jenkins, Miriam Stockley and Mary Carewe
are:
http://www.karljenkins.com
http://www.miriam.co.uk
http://www.marycarewe.com
The 'unofficial' Adiemus web site is located at:
http://www.adiemus.f2s.com/
Andrew. |
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