Home to Thanksgiving | 
 enlarge | Artists: Theatre Of Voices, His Majestie's Clerkes, Andrew Lawrence-king
Creators: Paul Hillier, Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, William Billings, John Cage, Jeremiah Ingalls, Nehemiah Shumway, Howard Skempton, Timothy Swan, Thomas Tallis, William Tans'ur, English Traditional, Elisha West, Abraham Wood, Andrew Lawrence-king, Alan Bennett, Paul Elliott
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Category: Music
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Rating:  1 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 093046726423
EAN: 0093046726423
Release Date: October 19, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Timothy Swan: Rainbow: 'Tis By Thy Strength The Mountains Stand' | | • | William Tans'ur: Colchester: 'O 'twas a joyful sound to hear' | | • | Jeremiah Ingalls: The Apple Tree | | • | Peter Abelard: 0 quanta qualia | | • | Nehemiah Shumway: Schenectady: 'From All That Dwell Below The Skies' | | • | William Billings: Thanksgiving Anthem: 'O Praise The Lord Of Heaven' | | • | William Billings: Brigg Fair (Harp Solo), Traditional | | • | Thomas Tallis: Audivi vocem | | • | John Cage: The Year Begins to Be Ripe | | • | Benedicamus Domino | | • | William Billings: Jordan: 'There Is A Land Of Pure Delight' | | • | Abram Wood: Worcester: 'How Beauteous Are Their Feet' | | • | Thomas Tallis: Benedictus | | • | Peter Abelard: Epithalamica | | • | It was summer now | | • | The Keel Row II (harp solo) Howard Skempton | | • | Give good gifts one to another | | • | William Billings: Chester: 'Let The Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rod' | | • | Elisha West: Evening Hymn: 'The Day Is Past And Gone' |
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An album celebrating harvest's end, Home to Thanksgiving is a harvest itself, selected from nearly a dozen Hillier CDs. The only thing that suffered as the result of Paul Hillier's separation from the Hilliard Ensemble was his albums' graphic design. By leaving Hilliard, the men's vocal group he'd helmed, Hillier abandoned the elegant packaging afforded him by ECM Records. On ECM, his penchant for plainchant was matched by stark photography, lending a steady visual horizon while his group darted maverickly between liturgical music and Arvo Paert's minimalism. Somehow at Harmonia Mundi, a new Hillier collection calls for a Currier and Ives painting. So be it. Hillier listeners understand that no marketing feat can fill the gaps that punctuate the 12th-century "O quanta qualia"; only a faith in his distinct musical agenda (or, perhaps, His) can bridge such pauses. There is communal cheer ("The Apple Tree," dating from the Revolution, has a catchy chorus), but it's tempered by introversion. Secular Puritan John Cage shows up, having set lyrics by Thoreau. That follows a 16th-century snippet of Thomas Tallis, and is followed itself by a 12th-century piece that attenuates 13 syllables of benediction for over four minutes. Currier and Ives may greet listeners at the cabin door, but Hillier waits inside with a sermon straight out of Jonathan Edwards. --Marc Weidenbaum
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| Customer Reviews:
Truly joyous music October 27, 2005
M. C. Clark (Sequim, WA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful collection of music for thanksgiving - not just for the holiday, but for everyday. From the energetic opening, "Tis By Thy Strength The Mountains Stand", to the haunting "Evening Hymn" at close, this music is pure joy to listen to. The styles are quite varied and cover everything from plainchant to a somewhat modern take on Thoreau, and it is all very well performed. It is music that sends the soul soaring in thanksgiving to God.
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