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The next Christmas recommendation is Benjamin Brittens Ceremony of Carols, a cycle of nine settings of Medieval and Renaissance English Christmas poems for treble choir, framed by a plainchant processional and recessional, and accompanied by harp. I first experienced this piece in high school, and have since accompanied excerpts from the cycle. Perhaps my favorite of the entire cycle is Brittens setting of Balulalow, with its oscillation between 6/4 and 3/2 meters, as well as its oscillation between F# major and minor (plus some lush chromatic modulations). https://youtube/watch?v=pQyunriE1zg
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:26:09 +0000

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