''Shir Hashirim'' is an album of
vocal music
Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but d ...
by
John Zorn, written in 2008, recorded in New York City in September 2010, and released on the
Tzadik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
label in December 2013.
[Tzadik Catalog](_blank)
accessed May 22, 2014 The album features compositions inspired by the
Song of Songs and cover art by
Auguste Rodin.
Discogs album entry
accessed May 22, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by John Zorn''
# "Kiss Me" - 4:08
# "Rose of Sharon" - 3:11
# "At Night in My Bed" - 3:46
# "How Beautiful You Are" - 3:07
# "I Have Come Into My Garden" - 5:22
# "Where Has Your Lover Gone" - 3:45
# "Dance Again" - 3:36
# "O, If You Were Only My Brother" - 4:07
Personnel
The Sapphites:
*Abigail Fischer, Kathryn Mulvehill, Kirsten Sollek, Lisa Bielawa, Martha Cluver - voice
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound producti ...
Production
*Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
*Scott Hull - mastering
*John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers
References
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2013 albums
John Zorn albums
Albums produced by John Zorn
Tzadik Records albums