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Fancies

Fancies

The Cambridge Singers
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter conductor

CSCD 516

Secular music by John Rutter

This album explores the secular works of John Rutter. Fancies is a cycle of six settings of Elizabethan poetry, described by the composer as ‘music for a summer’s evening.’ When Icicles Hang, another choral cycle with orchestra, is a winter piece, best known for its bitter-sweet setting of Shakespeare’s Blow, blow, thou winter wind. The Five Childhood Lyrics, for unaccompanied choir, take a group of simple rhymes and set them in a spirit of fun and fairytale. The Suite Antique for flute, harpsichord and strings, consists of six short movements ranging from a simple, classic ‘aria’ to an upbeat ‘jazz waltz’.

"four entirely delightful compositions." Gramophone

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01. Fancies: Tell me where is fancy bred   John Rutter   01:47
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02. Fancies: There is a garden in her face   John Rutter   03:56
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03. Fancies: The urchin's song   John Rutter   02:04
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04. Fancies: Riddle song   John Rutter   03:17
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05. Fancies: Midnight's bell   John Rutter   02:16
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06. Fancies: The bellman's song   John Rutter   02:52
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07. Suite Antique: Prelude   John Rutter   03:24
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08. Suite Antique: Ostinato   John Rutter   01:40
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09. Suite Antique: Aria   John Rutter   03:07
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10. Suite Antique: Waltz   John Rutter   03:06
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11. Suite Antique: Chanson   John Rutter   03:14
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12. Suite Antique: Rondeau   John Rutter   02:49
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13. 5 Childhood Lyrics: Monday's Child   John Rutter   02:56
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14. 5 Childhood Lyrics: The owl and the pussy-cat   John Rutter   01:46
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15. 5 Childhood Lyrics: Windy nights   John Rutter   01:13
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16. 5 Childhood Lyrics: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John   John Rutter   01:46
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17. 5 Childhood Lyrics: Sing a song of sixpence   John Rutter   01:47
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18. When Icicles Hang: Icicles   John Rutter   03:59
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19. When Icicles Hang: Winter nights   John Rutter   02:34
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20. When Icicles Hang: Good ale   John Rutter   02:47
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21. When Icicles Hang: Blow, blow thou winter wind   John Rutter   03:52
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22. When Icicles Hang: Winter awakeneth all my care   John Rutter   05:53
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23. When Icicles Hang: Hay, ay   John Rutter   02:22
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