Orlando Gibbons-This is the record of John

Orlando Gibbons(1583-1625) - "This is the record of John"
From "With a Merrie Noyse" (2003/harmonia mundi)
Second Service & Consort Anthems
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Bill Ives-Director
Jonathan Hardy-Organ
With Rogers Covey-Crump-Countratenor
Steven Harrold-Countratenor
Peter Harvey-Baritone
Stephen Connolly-Bass
& Fretwork

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[adamyardley]

@adamyardley also, lovely music, thx!

[adamyardley]

They left out the lyrics where John admonishes the priests and levites for continually guessing wrongly instead of just waiting patiently.

Art thou Elias - No.

Art thou the Prophet - No.

Art thou Dr Livingstone - OK, I think we're done.

[CaitlinBrooksMusic]

This is a song that my presbyterian church choir is supposed to sing.

[jtfrazier2000]

@1banders Good to know; thanks.

[1banders]

@jtfrazier2000 You're accustomed to thinking of a "countertenor" as a falsettist who sings in the alto voice range. In Gibbons' time the term was used differently -- there were high contratenor parts (alto range) and low contratenor part (tenor range).

[1banders]

@englandrugby12345678 This is being performed in the original score key of F, but at A440 pitch. I suspect Gibbons' choir would have tuned to organ pitch, which would have been at least a 1/2 step higher than A440.

[1banders]

@asoio Actually, both contratenor parts lie in the tenor range. The term "contratenor" did not necessarily mean alto range. This is being performed in the original score key of F, but at A440 pitch. I suspect Gibbons' choir would have tuned to organ pitch, which would have been at least a 1/2 step higher than A440.

[jtfrazier2000]

Really like the richness of this version; countertenor may be authentic but I like this sound

[englandrugby12345678]

It's at the wrong pitch. It should be higher, with an alto on top, not a tenor.

[MrAlsterama]

This I The Record of John, an anthem I sang as soloist every year in the season of advent.

Alan W. Gaede