Lyricist(s): Wither, George
Conductor(s): Pitts, Antony
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred
Period: Contemporary; Renaissance
Catalogue No: 8.557681
Barcode: 747313268122
Release Date: 08/2006

GIBBONS, O.: Hymnes and Songs of the Church (Tonus Peregrinus, Pitts)

Orlando Gibbons� exquisite tunes and rock-solid bass-lines for the first English hymn-book, Hymnes and Songs of the Church (1623), were written to be sung and played both at home and in church. Specially realized by Antony Pitts and Alexander L�Estrange for this recording, the complete collection is interleaved with new English hymns and arranged in eight sequences following the Church�s liturgical year.

Tracklist

Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
Pitts, Antony (organ)
1Prelude [Song 1] (arr. A. Pitts)00:46
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
2No. 47. A Song of Joy - No. 46. Christmas Day03:34
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
3No. 34. The Song of Angels00:45
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony (organ)
4Interlude [Song 13] (excerpts)00:23
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
5Thine for ever!01:29
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
6Amen00:17
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
7No. 9. The First Canticle: Come kiss me with those lips of Thine02:23
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
8No. 13. The Fifth Canticle: Oh my love02:47
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
9No. 14. The Sixth Canticle: My sister, and espoused peer04:11
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
10No. 18. The Tenth Canticle: Who's this, that leaning on her friend01:30
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, John Michael
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
11Thy way, not mine02:02
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
12Amen00:18
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, Antony
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
13There is a green hill far away03:51
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
14Interlude (There is a green hill far away)00:51
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
15Take my life [Song 13] (arr. A. Pitts)03:55
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
16Amen00:21
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
17Lord, who by Thy perfect offering01:04
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
L'Estrange, Alexander - Arranger
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
18No. 24. The First Lamentation of Jeremiah: How sad and solitary04:43
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
19No. 5. The Lamentation of David: Thy beauty, Israel, is gone02:33
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
L'Estrange, Alexander
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
20As now the sun's declining rays01:33
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
21Amen00:25
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
22The Hymnes and Songs of the Church: No. 1. The First Song of Moses: Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung (arr. A. Pitts)02:07
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, Antony
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
23Lord, who by Thy resurrection01:05
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
24No. 4. The Song of Hannah: Now in the Lord02:14
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
25No. 3. The Song of Deborah: Sing praises Israel to the Lord02:21
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, Richard James
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
26O Lord Most High02:40
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
27Amen00:19
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
28No. 44. Veni Creator: Come Holy Ghost02:28
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
29No. 67. St. Matthias00:57
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
30No. 44. Veni Creator: To Thee, the Father, and the Son01:08
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, Antony
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
31We are of Thee [Song 1] (arr. A. Pitts)01:40
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
32Hark, my soul!02:07
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
33Amen00:20
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
34Come unto Me02:30
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
Wither, George - Lyricist
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
35The Second Song of Isaiah [Song 20] (arr. A. Pitts)00:45
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
36The Hymnes and Songs of the Church: No. 31. The Prayer of Habakuk: Lord, Thy answer I did hear (arr. A. Pitts)02:11
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
37Interlude [Song 13] (excerpt) (arr. A. Pitts)01:08
L'Estrange, Alexander (double bass)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Gibbons, Orlando
L'Estrange, Alexander - Arranger
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
38The Hymnes and Songs of the Church: No. 41. The Song of the Three Children (arr. A. L'Estrange)01:56
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
39Amen00:20
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Pitts, Antony
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
40Miserere Domine01:53
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Gibbons, Orlando
Pitts, Antony - Arranger
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
41The Hymnes and Songs of the Church: No. 22. The Prayer of Hezekiah: O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (arr. A. Pitts)01:22
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (organ)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)
42Amen00:26
Tonus Peregrinus (Choir)
Pitts, Antony (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:11:38