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My True Love Sings
''My True Love Sings'' is a 1956 LP by the Robert Shaw Chorale, conducted by Robert Shaw. Soundtrack The album contains the following songs: Side 1 # ''Annie Laurie'', Alicia Ann Spottiswoode, words attributed to William Douglass # ''Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair'', English traditional, words by Stephen Foster # ''When love is kind'', words Thomas Moore, Thomas Pyle, baritone # ''Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier'', traditional Irish and American folk song, Louisa Natale, coloratura soprano # ''I Know My Love'', Irish traditional # ''Comin' Thro' the Rye'', words Robert Burns, Jane Craner, mezzo-soprano # ''Black, black, black is the color of my true love's hair'', Appalachian traditional song, Clayton Krehbiel, tenor # ''Da unten im Thale'', Bavarian folksong # ''Flow gently, sweet Afton'', Jonathan E. Spilman, words Robert Burns, Thomas Motto, tenor Side 2 # ''Treue Liebe'', German traditional # ''Adiós, Catedral de Burgos'', Spanish traditional, Florence Kopleff, contral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shaw Chorale
The Robert Shaw Chorale was a renowned professional choir founded in New York City in 1948 by Robert Shaw, a Californian who had been drafted out of college a decade earlier by Fred Waring to conduct his glee club in radio broadcasts. History The Chorale enjoyed an intermittent existence, being formed and re-formed on an ad hoc basis for national and international tours and several RCA Victor recordings,'The Robert Shaw Chorale' . its personnel count ranging from around thirty to around sixty voices depending on repertoire requirements. The Chorale ceased operations permanently in 1965, shortly before Shaw assumed the post of Music Director of the |
Black Is The Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)
"Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the Appalachian Mountains. It is believed to have originated in Scotland, as it refers to the River Clyde in the lyrics. American musicologist Alan Lomax supported the thesis of Scottish origin, saying that the song was an American "re-make of British materials." Different versions Many different versions of this song exist, some addressed to men and others addressed to women. There are other differences: * ''...like some rosy fair...'' or ''...like a rose so fair... ''or ''... something wondrous fair'' * ''...the prettiest face and the neatest hands...'' or ''...the sweetest face and the gentlest hands... ''or ...''the clearest eyes and the strongest hands '' * ''...still I hope the time will come...'' or ''...some times I wish the day will come... ''or ... ''I shall count my life as well begun, when he and I shall be as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Albums
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Orazio Vecchi
Orazio Vecchi (6 December 1550 (baptized) in Modena – 19 February 1605) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. He is most famous for his madrigal comedies, particularly ''L'Amfiparnaso''. Life He was born in Modena, and studied with Salvatore Essenga, a Servite monk there. In addition he prepared for holy orders with early education at the Benedictine monastery, and took holy orders sometime before 1577. By the end of the 1570s he was well-connected with the composers of the Venetian school (for example Claudio Merulo and Giovanni Gabrieli) since he collaborated with them in writing a sestina for a ducal marriage. During this period he accompanied Count Baldassare Rangoni on his travels, going to Bergamo and Brescia. He was ''maestro di cappella'' (director of music) at the Salò cathedral between 1581 and 1584. Following this, he was the choirmaster at the cathedral of Reggio Emilia, until 1586. In that year he moved to Correggio where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Spee
Friedrich Spee (also ''Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld''; February 25, 1591 – August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most well known as a forceful opponent of witch trials and one who was an insider writing from the epicenter of the European witch-phobia. Spee argued strongly against the use of torture, and as an eyewitness he gathered a book full of details regarding its cruelty and unreliability.Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld: ''Cautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch Trials'' (1631), translated by Marcus Hellyer. University of Virginia Press, 2003. . Thtranslator's introduction (pp. vii–xxxvi)contains many details on Spee's life. He wrote, "Torture has the power to create witches where none exist." Life Spee was born at Kaiserswerth on the Rhine. On finishing his early education at Cologne, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1610, and pursued extensive studies and activity as a teacher at Trier, Fulda, Würzburg, Speyer, Worms and Mainz, where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Diard
William Diard (April 26, 1924 – March 8, 2009) was an American operatic tenor, teacher, musician, and actor. Birth William Diard was born in Floral Park, New York on April 26, 1924. Career He earned degrees in vocal performance from the Hartt School of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Naples Conservatory. He made his debut at the New York City Opera in 1961, as Nanki-Poo in ''The Mikado''. His concert debut took place at New York's Town Hall, also in 1961. Diard's career began as a youngster. His great-aunt, the French prima donna, Fatmah Diard, a protegee of Jules Massenet, acquainted him with serious music and the French language. At the age of eight he sang with the Paulist Choir in New York, later becoming tenor soloist with " Chanticleer," touring Europe and the Far East. He recorded for RCA Victor. In 1966, he appeared in the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's ''Markheim'' at the New Orleans Opera (opposite Norman Treigle and Audrey Schuh), later retiring to Hadly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Red, Red Rose
"A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "(Oh) My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a poem. Many composers have set Burns' lyric to music, but it gained worldwide popularity set to the traditional tune "Low Down in the Broom" Text :My luve is like a red red rose :That's newly sprung in June; :O my Luve's like the melodie :That's sweetly play'd in tune; :As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, :So deep in luve am I; :And I will luve thee still, my dear, :Till a' the seas gang dry; :Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, :And the rocks melt wi' the sun; :I will luve thee still, my dear, :While the sands o' life shall run. :And fare thee weel, my only Luve :And fare thee weel, a while! :And I will come again, my Luve, :Tho' it were ten thousand mile. Background In the final years of his short life, Burns worked extensively on traditional Scottish songs, ensuring the preserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auprès De Ma Blonde
"Auprès de ma blonde" (French for "Next to My Girl") or "Le Prisonnier de Hollande" ("The Prisoner of Holland") is a popular chanson dating to the 17th century. The song tells the story of a woman who laments to the birds in her father's garden that her husband is a prisoner in Holland. It appeared during or soon after the Franco-Dutch War (1672–78), during the reign of Louis XIV, when French sailors and soldiers were commonly imprisoned in the Netherlands. The song's quick pace and lively melody made it well-suited to military marches, and it is still commonly played at parades. For the same reasons, it gained widespread popularity as a drinking song and nursery rhyme. History The song was composed in 1704 during the reign of Louis XIV. A local tradition attributes the composition to André Joubert du Collet. Music \new Staff \addlyrics \midi See also * Compagnies Franches de la Marine *Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Kopleff
Florence Kopleff (May 2, 1924 – July 24, 2012) was an American contralto. She was born in New York City, and died in Atlanta, GA of complications of diabetes. She began her career in 1941 when she was in her senior year of high school. In 1954 the New York Times termed her performance at New York's Town Hall "a debut recital of considerable distinction," and further stated that "Her voice is a large, powerful instrument with a wonderful ringing sonority, evenly produced over a wide range."New York Times, May 26, 1954 She was very active as a concert and oratorio singer, appearing and recording with many of the great conductors of her era, particularly as a soloist with the Robert Shaw Chorale. She was also a frequent soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, of which Robert Shaw was the conductor. ''Time magazine'' once called her the "greatest living alto." She taught at Georgia State University starting in 1968, when she became a professor and the school's first artist-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan E
''Rollerball'' is a 1975 science fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. It stars James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay, written by William Harrison, adapted his own short story "Roller Ball Murder", which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of '' Esquire.'' Although ''Rollerball'' had a largely American cast, a Canadian director, and was released by the American company United Artists, it was produced in London and Munich. Plot In 2018, Jonathan E. is the team captain and veteran star of the Houston Rollerball team. Mr. Bartholomew, chairman of the Energy Corporation and team sponsor, offers Jonathan a lavish retirement package if Jonathan will announce his retirement during an upcoming television special detailing his career. Jonathan refuses, and requests to see his former wife Ella, who had been taken from him some years earlier by a corporate executive who wanted her for himself. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Afton
"Sweet Afton" is a lyrical poem describing the Afton Water in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was written by Robert Burns in 1791 and set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman in 1837, under the title ''Flow gently, sweet Afton''. This poem was originally published by Burns in the Scots Musical Museum as a song, still sung today as published (see external links below). "Sweet Afton" contains a number of monosyllables, which contribute to a gentle, soothing rhythm. It can be seen as a hymn for peace. The poem is in the metre 11 - 11 - 11- 11. The University of South Carolina uses this song as the melody for their alma mater, " We Hail Thee Carolina". The song is sung by Mary Bennett (played by Marsha Hunt) in the 1940 version of ''Pride and Prejudice''. It is also mentioned in Chapter IX of MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''Andersonville'' (1955). In the Andy Griffith Show episode “Mayberry Goes Hollywood” (1961) a citizen of Mayberry sings “Sweet Afton” to serenade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
