Can i just say, that about this girl vs. boy stuff...girls voices, when trained in the english choral tradition sound not too different from boys...and also can i just defend female singers, by saying we do NOT all sound like wobbly, over-done women as soon as we hit puberty? charterhouse school has a mixed choir i was a member of and the sound was exquisite, we'd regularly perform at st martins and people thought it was an all-male choir purely by sound...its just about training
@sorcussbabe77 Yes, fortunately not all sopranos insist on taking on the affectation of excessive vibrato. Interesting someone else mentioned The Sixteen in that respect. But to still say that girls with the same training sound "not too different" from boys is to ignore the evidence of your own ears or be unobservant. I have though heard boys trained to sound more like girls but I've yet to hear girls trained to sound like a decent set of trebles.
what i dont get is, why there are no girls; at my school, the girls and guys are both singing this. im in the choir, and its so beautiful when you hear all the parts together
My choir is preforming this for our Christmas concert.. and, may I just say, that when the tenors and basses sing together.. it's the most epic sound EVER.
10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts4
@weirdchickadee - because boys' voices are a different musical instrument to those of girls and because boys' voices have been heard singing like this in cathedral services for at least 1000 years, making it a valuable tradition. Many cathedrals nowadays have a seperate choir for girls who will do different repertoire.
@cantorisdecani There is girls choir at Tyddewi (St. Davids Cathedral) who sound wonderful. It's amazing that a city with only1500 residents could keep a choir going, but they do...
@cantorisdecani As my post below says, the voices of well trained primary age girls are no different to those of well trained primary age boys. The choral foundations and cathedrals should open places to prospective female choristers - it would enrich the tradition. Comparisons with the Sixteen, Tallis Scholars, Taverner Consort, etc are misleading as the female singers are adults.
@barcombehall If you honestly think a typical traditional cathedral choir which has boys commonly up to 13 or 14 but still singing treble, sounds the same as a cathedral girls choir then I have to say I couldn't agree with you less. These gender specific choirs need to be maintained as seperate entities; they do sound different and can each enjoy their own repertoire - surely far more enriching for all than a hybrid compromise?!
@AcousticGeorge No they are not, rather, as Cantorisdecani says, the voice of a boy treble is different from an adult female soprano, particularly in tone but perhaps also by their inclination for vibrato. However, Harry Christophers gets the sopranos of The Sixteen, where appropriate (i.e. when singing early sacred music), to get as close to the purity of tone as I've ever heard, usually only achieved by the boy treble voice.
After reading your comment about the sopranos in The Sixteen, I went to go search for a few of their recordings here on youtube, and I must say that there is definitely an absolutely clear and obvious difference between female voices and boy trebles. All one needs to do is listen to The Sixteen then immediately turn this video on and the differences are immediately clear.
The female sopranos trying to do straight tone is a strident tight sound. Boy trebles are not as unbearable.
@DopoNotte The Listener (or some such magazine) tested this rather long-lived myth some time ago by conducting blind auditions of male and female pre-adolescents. The results showed that the researchers were unable to distinguish between them with any consistency. A well-trained primary age girl singer will sound as 'good' as a well-trained primary age boy singer.
@barcombehall I've seen some of this research before and thought its methodology flawed.
I got a CD once of 4 cathedral choirs - 2 of girls and 2 of boys all singing cathedral repertoire. The choirs appeared in a random order thoughout the 20-odd tracks. I played them through and wrote whether I thought I was listening to boys or girls and then afterwards checked my tally against the CD booklet. I got one wrong - and that was the one occasion where I'd changed from my original answer.
@roquefort88888 check out song for ATHENE it was sung at Dianas funeral... it is as hauntingly beautiful.... based on a pedal tone throughout the piece.... it talks about the handmaid of the lord receiving her crown in heaven....
This is sung sooooooo stunningly! My schoo choir sung this at a carol service and I remember being so baffled with the harmonies but it sounded great - having said that, this is about a MILLION times better!! :)
Did you know, this was composed in half an hour, and also it is made up of only seven different notes. Im studying this for A levels, lol. It is amazing, according to the corriculem, the piece was composed for the composers nephews birthday... or birth... either way, it also has lots of biblicle refrences... its great!
Does anyone else get choked up (dare I say even sobbing) when listening to this, or am I alone?
Hearing this kind of music actually brings me closer the Lord and ministers more to me, sometimes, than the pastors message.
I pray there should be more Churchs whose congregations encourage and support Sacred Music Choirs. It is more moving, spiritual and ethereal than anything I have experienced.
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I dont get what the big hype is. Tavener wrote this in an afternoon, its all based around 4 notes with inversions. The whole thing is based arond the very first 'little lamb who made thee'.
99% of Christmas these days is just a tacky, cheesy, materialistic fun-fest. The best part of it for me is always Carols from Kings.
And the hauntingly beautiful and sacred melancholy of The Lamb brings tears to my eyes. I suffer from severe MS but this exquisite hymn helps me to believe I will be in a better world one day.
@ceaselessidleness Perhaps, at last Great News!!! Angioplasty...opening blood vessels helps MS Patients!!!!!!
So sorry that you too have MS - - that you have severe MS....please Search CCSVI...Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency ...MS may simply be Insufficient Brain Drainage from Veins...treatment: angioplasty!!!!!!!
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved! Romans 10
Thank you for your touching comment. I am a singer, and have always thought that it were we, the singers, who were the lucky ones. To be singing in a great choir, surrounded by other wonderful singers is what i envision heaven to be. I am glad that listeners, like you, are also uplifted.
@Jeffacakes1 Haha, that's what I thought when we studied it and got told he wrote it for his son xD What a depressing (but beautiful) thing to write for your son. I think it'd turn me manically depressed.
This is on the edexcel AS music sylabus. I'm so glad cos its so good! Kings college choir are known for being really good and this is just incredable. :)
The atonality is only from a western-key perspective, which came long after the Greek modes. I've done a thoughtful remix of the last part and I'm looking for permission for copyright issues. Any tips would be welcome...
Actually it's retrograde. The single line is sung, then the treble divisi (or alto) states the first line in reverse as the accompanying harmony on the second line. Quite ingenious.
The harmony in the later bars is e minor, with cluster chords. The melody in the earlier parts is has G major as a compass, and also is pentatonic for the second half of the melodic line (E Flat, F natural and A flat). It is not atonal.
And HamerD, Tavener's meter notes are a quarter note (crotchet) = 40, so Dr. Cleobury is taking it faster than noted. But Tavener also notes "With extreme tenderness-flexible-always guided by the words". The tendency is to emote.
You need to grow up. Listen to it? I've sung it more times than years you are old.
And instead of being rude on You Tube and shooting your mouth off on something you know nothing about, get active in an Anglican choir near you if this means so much to you.
quite difficult for a pianist to get active in an anglican choir? lol, i study music at uni so sort of have an idea about music, i was joking, dont take it to heart!
Good. You can think seriously of getting an organ scholar gig, that is when you're done with Harmony, then Counterpoint, then Form & Analysis. Should be about right for your second year.
Was a Vocal Performance Major twenty years ago and have had paid gigs here and over there as well.
Music will never pay much, but it will feed you for a lifetime.
It's a poem by William Blake: Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?
Sorry if i sound stupid, but do you mean Tavener's composition style is orthadox, or do you mean he is an orthadox christian? I would not say that 'The Lamb' is written in a orthadox style.
the poster that said "but he is orthodox" was answering the poster who said Tavener is "a shining contemporary star in the scintillating constellation of the Anglican Choral Canon."
We do tend to think of him as "Anglican" even though he is Orthodox Christian, since his works are so widely performed in Anglican settings along with acapella motets from the Anglican church music "canon."
Orthodox is like a synomen (cant spell it) for traditional or sticking to the old- like people who are orthodox in belief are very traditional. ORTHODOX CHRISTAINS EG GREEK IS VERY DIFFERENT EXPLANATION. sorry for caps, have done it 4 times today already.
orthodoxy is an arguably difficult system to create new things in, although it does tend to lead to pleasing results more easily. the reason i say this is because there's no reason for you to say but, only and...
john tavener - the lamb.... words are from and clearly the piece was inspired by william blakes poem. I love this piece, the haunting element and when the rich harmonys come in. I study this piece as part of my music course and can never tire of it.
"The Lamb", a haunting and beautiful Christmas piece by John Tavener of England, sensing from the manger the life of Jesus to come and his death and resurrection.
This was off TV some years ago. The service from 2000 is available on DVD although I'm not sure if it had this piece on as I don't currently have my DVD of it to hand. Looking online, it looks as though it does not.
I loved being a treble, its a fantastic feeling producing music like this for Chapels full of listeners who adore each note and chord. You always miss being able to attain those higher octaves, after that quick slide down to Bass though... Nothing compares to the purity of an all boys choir.
I absolutely love this recording; I could listen to it for the rest of my life.
"Nothing compares to the purity of an all boys choir."
I agree. I never tire hearing King's. Though Tallis is great, I still prefer the boys/men sound. It's straightforward the same way siblings' voices blend.
I've been looking for a good recording of this on youtube for ages. thanks for posting! there's a lovely version of 'The Lamb' by Elizabeth Poston; it tends to get bypassed for this piece. It's very different but sweet in its own way - I suggest you all check it out!
The Music and words of Infinity....Eternal life behold one and all
sirburtonleigh1 2 months ago
One of the most beatiful pieces of music ever written; abslolutely exquisitely sung by probably the best choir in the world.
tonjo1965 2 months ago
What movie/TV show have I heard this in? Its driving me nuts!
crd4146 2 months ago
@crd4146 This piece was used in ITV's "William and Mary", series 3 Episode 1.
ddw148 2 months ago
lammmmmyyyy
yazroo777 3 months ago
Can i just say, that about this girl vs. boy stuff...girls voices, when trained in the english choral tradition sound not too different from boys...and also can i just defend female singers, by saying we do NOT all sound like wobbly, over-done women as soon as we hit puberty? charterhouse school has a mixed choir i was a member of and the sound was exquisite, we'd regularly perform at st martins and people thought it was an all-male choir purely by sound...its just about training
sorcussbabe77 3 months ago
@sorcussbabe77 Yes, fortunately not all sopranos insist on taking on the affectation of excessive vibrato. Interesting someone else mentioned The Sixteen in that respect. But to still say that girls with the same training sound "not too different" from boys is to ignore the evidence of your own ears or be unobservant. I have though heard boys trained to sound more like girls but I've yet to hear girls trained to sound like a decent set of trebles.
cantorisdecani 3 months ago 4
Just sit back... and let the notes wash over you.
XxMETALJAREDxX 7 months ago
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
CrescentReign 7 months ago
Superb !
Merci !
Les Loupiots
titussenlair 7 months ago
This music sounds as if ur in Heaven already. . .
PixieChic447 1 year ago
i love the chords Xxx
jeanie1900 1 year ago
As an animal lover, a poetry lover, and a lover of kings college choir this hymn is wonderful.
So beautiful.
SuperNonblonde 1 year ago
That is stunning. Thank you so much for posting this.
MsSoundguy 1 year ago
what i dont get is, why there are no girls; at my school, the girls and guys are both singing this. im in the choir, and its so beautiful when you hear all the parts together
SavannahH132 1 year ago
@SavannahH132
Read the top comments and all shall be explained x x
RefiLewise 1 year ago
im surprised ther is no girls here, beautiful singing tho
LysergicElysium 1 year ago
My choir is preforming this for our Christmas concert.. and, may I just say, that when the tenors and basses sing together.. it's the most epic sound EVER.
raegrl123 1 year ago
Awesome Glad Scott Bond Took It to sample because his Trance Version sound Awesome also
Alex03000351 1 year ago
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tavener never lets you down
johnfchood 1 year ago
one of Gods many voices. If that indeed exsists.
ponkor 1 year ago
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10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts4
Be there! love, k
kkkkkkatherine 1 year ago
I love "The Lamb" but I'm wondering why I see no girls in this choir?
weirdchickadee 1 year ago
@weirdchickadee - because boys' voices are a different musical instrument to those of girls and because boys' voices have been heard singing like this in cathedral services for at least 1000 years, making it a valuable tradition. Many cathedrals nowadays have a seperate choir for girls who will do different repertoire.
cantorisdecani 1 year ago 16
@cantorisdecani There is girls choir at Tyddewi (St. Davids Cathedral) who sound wonderful. It's amazing that a city with only1500 residents could keep a choir going, but they do...
sumsmeister 1 year ago
@cantorisdecani - You do need to listen to Harry Christophers' & The Sixteen sing this and you may well change your mind about that!
TheJanstie 1 year ago
@TheJanstie I've heard plenty of The Sixteen. But I stand by what I said - they are different instruments and usually sound distinctly different.
cantorisdecani 1 year ago 9
@cantorisdecani As my post below says, the voices of well trained primary age girls are no different to those of well trained primary age boys. The choral foundations and cathedrals should open places to prospective female choristers - it would enrich the tradition. Comparisons with the Sixteen, Tallis Scholars, Taverner Consort, etc are misleading as the female singers are adults.
barcombehall 9 months ago
@barcombehall If you honestly think a typical traditional cathedral choir which has boys commonly up to 13 or 14 but still singing treble, sounds the same as a cathedral girls choir then I have to say I couldn't agree with you less. These gender specific choirs need to be maintained as seperate entities; they do sound different and can each enjoy their own repertoire - surely far more enriching for all than a hybrid compromise?!
cantorisdecani 9 months ago
@weirdchickadee boys are better than girls?
AcousticGeorge 1 year ago
@AcousticGeorge No they are not, rather, as Cantorisdecani says, the voice of a boy treble is different from an adult female soprano, particularly in tone but perhaps also by their inclination for vibrato. However, Harry Christophers gets the sopranos of The Sixteen, where appropriate (i.e. when singing early sacred music), to get as close to the purity of tone as I've ever heard, usually only achieved by the boy treble voice.
TheJanstie 1 year ago
@TheJanstie
After reading your comment about the sopranos in The Sixteen, I went to go search for a few of their recordings here on youtube, and I must say that there is definitely an absolutely clear and obvious difference between female voices and boy trebles. All one needs to do is listen to The Sixteen then immediately turn this video on and the differences are immediately clear.
The female sopranos trying to do straight tone is a strident tight sound. Boy trebles are not as unbearable.
DopoNotte 1 year ago
@DopoNotte The Listener (or some such magazine) tested this rather long-lived myth some time ago by conducting blind auditions of male and female pre-adolescents. The results showed that the researchers were unable to distinguish between them with any consistency. A well-trained primary age girl singer will sound as 'good' as a well-trained primary age boy singer.
barcombehall 9 months ago
@barcombehall I've seen some of this research before and thought its methodology flawed.
I got a CD once of 4 cathedral choirs - 2 of girls and 2 of boys all singing cathedral repertoire. The choirs appeared in a random order thoughout the 20-odd tracks. I played them through and wrote whether I thought I was listening to boys or girls and then afterwards checked my tally against the CD booklet. I got one wrong - and that was the one occasion where I'd changed from my original answer.
cantorisdecani 9 months ago
@barcombehall I'm sure you are correct that they will sound 'good', but they will sound different.
sealteamnavy 9 months ago
@weirdchickadee are you serious ????
johnfchood 1 year ago
Because it's a boy choir.
masonbarge 11 months ago
how do such young boys have such big ears to hear that stuff with?
kevinm4435 1 year ago
Tavener has captured the mysticism of life in his music. It's brilliant.
ScaeanGate 1 year ago
absolutely astonishing, and chilling to the bone. A masterpiece worthy of much praise and recognition, i must say tavern is gifted beyond belief.
crimsonkiss420 1 year ago
I love this piece...John Tavener, props to you sir.
kentokanazawa 1 year ago
@roquefort88888 check out song for ATHENE it was sung at Dianas funeral... it is as hauntingly beautiful.... based on a pedal tone throughout the piece.... it talks about the handmaid of the lord receiving her crown in heaven....
timothyj1966 1 year ago
Congratulations! Excellent interpretation!
giovanniscapecchi 1 year ago
I LOVE this piece. Studied it for A level, it's so...breathtaking.
Charwarz 1 year ago
This is sung sooooooo stunningly! My schoo choir sung this at a carol service and I remember being so baffled with the harmonies but it sounded great - having said that, this is about a MILLION times better!! :)
antoniasd 1 year ago
@roquefort88888 Listen to his "Song for Athene" =)
sovietmonobrow 1 year ago
This is chant & A cappella innit ?
MaddieIsDead 1 year ago
Did you know, this was composed in half an hour, and also it is made up of only seven different notes. Im studying this for A levels, lol. It is amazing, according to the corriculem, the piece was composed for the composers nephews birthday... or birth... either way, it also has lots of biblicle refrences... its great!
UnkiBen 1 year ago
it sounds kind of tragic really beautiful...
Twister4a 1 year ago
Does anyone else get choked up (dare I say even sobbing) when listening to this, or am I alone?
Hearing this kind of music actually brings me closer the Lord and ministers more to me, sometimes, than the pastors message.
I pray there should be more Churchs whose congregations encourage and support Sacred Music Choirs. It is more moving, spiritual and ethereal than anything I have experienced.
FlappyBandAid 1 year ago 3
Beautiful, emotive and meloncholy
I had the privaldge pf performing this in my University of Ulster Chamber Choir.
Beautiful
cupcakeheaven777 1 year ago 2
even though theres only 7 notes its very hard to sing because of the clashes!! (i am singing it in a choir im in.)
bigbagpussfan 2 years ago 3
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I dont get what the big hype is. Tavener wrote this in an afternoon, its all based around 4 notes with inversions. The whole thing is based arond the very first 'little lamb who made thee'.
3xarch 2 years ago
oh my friend is singing this song and its wonderfull! This choir did awesome!
Godandtwilight 2 years ago
there's also loads of inversions, retrogrades, etc and the fact the Tavener only used 7 notes in the whole piece which amazed me a lot
dlsk07 2 years ago 2
marvelous
todwfish 2 years ago
This performance just hits the spot - smooth, flowing yet intense. Such a beautiful and very moving piece.
fionaparl 2 years ago
*shivering from that bass*
somegermangeek 2 years ago 3
great piece, better than music these days, you can never beat the best
dlsk07 2 years ago 2
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee.
He is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild;
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
SvirVolgate 2 years ago 5
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
SvirVolgate 2 years ago 4
We sang this tonight: I love the mystery and disssonance. Your performance is awe inspiring. Thank you for posting it!
aredmondfl 2 years ago 4
99% of Christmas these days is just a tacky, cheesy, materialistic fun-fest. The best part of it for me is always Carols from Kings.
And the hauntingly beautiful and sacred melancholy of The Lamb brings tears to my eyes. I suffer from severe MS but this exquisite hymn helps me to believe I will be in a better world one day.
ceaselessidleness 2 years ago 55
@ceaselessidleness Perhaps, at last Great News!!! Angioplasty...opening blood vessels helps MS Patients!!!!!!
So sorry that you too have MS - - that you have severe MS....please Search CCSVI...Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency ...MS may simply be Insufficient Brain Drainage from Veins...treatment: angioplasty!!!!!!!
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved! Romans 10
kkkkkkatherine 1 year ago
@ceaselessidleness
Thank you for your touching comment. I am a singer, and have always thought that it were we, the singers, who were the lucky ones. To be singing in a great choir, surrounded by other wonderful singers is what i envision heaven to be. I am glad that listeners, like you, are also uplifted.
eztobeme 1 year ago
It is truly a prayer. God is truly with Sir John Tavener and this incredible choir.
It is balm for my soul....
I thank God everyday for YOUTUBE.
archivist26 2 years ago 5
@archivist26
Amen
cyliu0413 2 years ago 2
Beautiful! ......brings tears to my eyes.
I also love that bass line xx
Anndreamer1 2 years ago 3
Not bad. Should be number 1 at Christmas
royajp 2 years ago
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Beautifully sung but too fast!
Kimberleg 2 years ago
Am finally getting to sing this piece with our choir. Bliss on a stick!
shulamite1 2 years ago
ha - we're doing this in music AS
I love how eerie it sounds - hauntingly beautiful
PsychoJensa 2 years ago
yhh same, best piece we've done so far!!
hanz12234 2 years ago
aha same, it took time to grow on me, at first i didnt like how it clashed
rockduel15 2 years ago
I did it too :) I think it was my favourite of the ones we studied.
humancondition28 2 years ago 2
On top of the sheet music for this it says:
"For Simon's 3rd Birthday"
As much as a beautiful peice of mucis this is you'd still be well gutted if this was your 3rd birthday present
Jeffacakes1 2 years ago 23
@Jeffacakes1 Haha, that's what I thought when we studied it and got told he wrote it for his son xD What a depressing (but beautiful) thing to write for your son. I think it'd turn me manically depressed.
Charwarz 1 year ago
I love how it echoes x Beautiful
kitkatsmiff 2 years ago
the bass is wonderful.
Chassy14 2 years ago 4
haunting, love it.
AcousticGeorge 2 years ago
Damn right!!
Allie253 2 years ago
This is on the edexcel AS music sylabus. I'm so glad cos its so good! Kings college choir are known for being really good and this is just incredable. :)
Allie253 2 years ago 3
YES!!! this is absolutely immense and so cleverly created!! wicked little reflection mirror inversion retrograde thingies everywhere!!!
bhavenmurji 2 years ago
I loved singing this song...beautiful (:
CorrosiveLoss 2 years ago
Sorry, not my thing.
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
well done
yesitistrueIAMGOD 2 years ago
The atonality is only from a western-key perspective, which came long after the Greek modes. I've done a thoughtful remix of the last part and I'm looking for permission for copyright issues. Any tips would be welcome...
pq4u2 2 years ago
i think this is gorgeous, and i get to sing this with my choir next semester =D
i think it's a little fast though, because there are a few clashes and suspensions, and i wish they would hold them for longer =P
sophiedarq 2 years ago
My father get a choir. With my sister we were singing The Lamb is magnificent !
Unleash3d66 2 years ago
fantastic, introduction is atonal, wich makes the tonal part following, sounds fantastic, these guys are great
scottyschumann18 2 years ago
Actually it's retrograde. The single line is sung, then the treble divisi (or alto) states the first line in reverse as the accompanying harmony on the second line. Quite ingenious.
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
im talking about the harmony, and how it changes in tonality in the later bars
scottyschumann18 2 years ago
The harmony in the later bars is e minor, with cluster chords. The melody in the earlier parts is has G major as a compass, and also is pentatonic for the second half of the melodic line (E Flat, F natural and A flat). It is not atonal.
And HamerD, Tavener's meter notes are a quarter note (crotchet) = 40, so Dr. Cleobury is taking it faster than noted. But Tavener also notes "With extreme tenderness-flexible-always guided by the words". The tendency is to emote.
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
yes i understand the piece, and the E minor section makes the first part sound atonal in comparison, ENOUGH OF THE CRAP JUST LISTEN TO IT!! lol
scottyschumann18 2 years ago
You need to grow up. Listen to it? I've sung it more times than years you are old.
And instead of being rude on You Tube and shooting your mouth off on something you know nothing about, get active in an Anglican choir near you if this means so much to you.
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
quite difficult for a pianist to get active in an anglican choir? lol, i study music at uni so sort of have an idea about music, i was joking, dont take it to heart!
scottyschumann18 2 years ago
Good. You can think seriously of getting an organ scholar gig, that is when you're done with Harmony, then Counterpoint, then Form & Analysis. Should be about right for your second year.
Was a Vocal Performance Major twenty years ago and have had paid gigs here and over there as well.
Music will never pay much, but it will feed you for a lifetime.
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
i didn't understand anything i just liked the voices lol
shviigh 2 years ago 4
baldwalrus7 2 years ago 3
lovely, thank you.
augustusgl 2 years ago
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee.
He is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild;
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
baldwalrus7 2 years ago 3
I think english choirs tend to sing a lot of songs fast.
HamerD 2 years ago
Go listen to John Scott at St. Paul/London, then tell us that.
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
That doesn't exactly contradict the word 'tend'.
HamerD 2 years ago
This song is really sweet! I love it!
IlluminosaImmortalis 2 years ago
OMDZ, this is actually AWESOME!! I agree, this is by far the best recording I heard!!
Benass17 2 years ago 3
Same :)
mahnawow1 2 years ago
that is a woderful recording
scottyschumann18 2 years ago
definitely one of the best recordings available, i'd say. who doesn't love the boy's treble voices on this piece? it's absolutely perfect.
JaciMama 2 years ago 3
too fast for my taste, other than that good singing.
javilack 2 years ago
is that kid's name Jeremy?
shredlessmarmalade 2 years ago
Wonderful.
prawnbutters 3 years ago 4
Sorry if i sound stupid, but do you mean Tavener's composition style is orthadox, or do you mean he is an orthadox christian? I would not say that 'The Lamb' is written in a orthadox style.
nin456 3 years ago
the poster that said "but he is orthodox" was answering the poster who said Tavener is "a shining contemporary star in the scintillating constellation of the Anglican Choral Canon."
We do tend to think of him as "Anglican" even though he is Orthodox Christian, since his works are so widely performed in Anglican settings along with acapella motets from the Anglican church music "canon."
reallyharried 3 years ago
I see.
nin456 3 years ago
Orthodox is like a synomen (cant spell it) for traditional or sticking to the old- like people who are orthodox in belief are very traditional. ORTHODOX CHRISTAINS EG GREEK IS VERY DIFFERENT EXPLANATION. sorry for caps, have done it 4 times today already.
JenseninBrizo 2 years ago
John Tavener is a genius.......a shining contemporary star in the scintillating constellation of the Anglican Choral Canon.
Thank You for uploading this treasure.
anglicansag 3 years ago
he is a genius indeed, but he is orthodox
dragoszetu 3 years ago
Indeed! :) Which you can hear in the piece, of course. The best recording on youtube, agreed, indeed.
Lcaspia 3 years ago 2
orthodoxy is an arguably difficult system to create new things in, although it does tend to lead to pleasing results more easily. the reason i say this is because there's no reason for you to say but, only and...
rascalrascal 3 years ago
perfect...best "The Lamb" on youtube
BenHur1974 3 years ago 7
Nothing short of exquisite.
choirboyfromhell1 3 years ago 4
whats the name of the artist and song name?
1annas 3 years ago
john tavener - the lamb.... words are from and clearly the piece was inspired by william blakes poem. I love this piece, the haunting element and when the rich harmonys come in. I study this piece as part of my music course and can never tire of it.
whobrokethedonkey 3 years ago
"The Lamb", a haunting and beautiful Christmas piece by John Tavener of England, sensing from the manger the life of Jesus to come and his death and resurrection.
valjean1223 3 years ago
This clip was taken from "Carols from Kings' College" aired on BBC on Christmas Eve 2006
mabege1 3 years ago
This video is from a 1998 broadcast.
cantorisdecani 3 years ago
this piece is so unnerving
Finnn 3 years ago
What is this video from? Where can I get it??
outdoorsue 3 years ago
This was off TV some years ago. The service from 2000 is available on DVD although I'm not sure if it had this piece on as I don't currently have my DVD of it to hand. Looking online, it looks as though it does not.
cantorisdecani 3 years ago
I loved being a treble, its a fantastic feeling producing music like this for Chapels full of listeners who adore each note and chord. You always miss being able to attain those higher octaves, after that quick slide down to Bass though... Nothing compares to the purity of an all boys choir.
I absolutely love this recording; I could listen to it for the rest of my life.
Froogleplex 3 years ago
"Nothing compares to the purity of an all boys choir."
I agree. I never tire hearing King's. Though Tallis is great, I still prefer the boys/men sound. It's straightforward the same way siblings' voices blend.
TheSolidGloryisJesus 3 years ago
...and it's the best version you ever will hear. There is not a choir in the world that compares to this one, particularly at this type of music.
RGodivala 3 years ago
best version i've seen of this - beautiful
rimskykorsakov08 3 years ago
I've been looking for a good recording of this on youtube for ages. thanks for posting! there's a lovely version of 'The Lamb' by Elizabeth Poston; it tends to get bypassed for this piece. It's very different but sweet in its own way - I suggest you all check it out!
rosamund123 3 years ago 3
That is a lovely track. It make me tingle every time I hear it. The vocalists in this choir are extremely good. Well done.
GoodbyeHarddrive 3 years ago
Excelente obra de John Tavener, y muy buena interpretación.
jesusestebangomez 3 years ago
Who is their director? What a wonderful job of phrasing, blending, shading!
CriticalListener 3 years ago
It's Stephen Cleobury.
cantorisdecani 3 years ago
Absolutly Beautiful, subscribe to me and keep me updated with choral vides please. HOC Astle
moon1592 3 years ago