Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble.
In 1994, while fearlessly sear… Read Full Bio ↴Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble.
In 1994, while fearlessly searching for new conceptions of sound and not caring where he found them, Jan Garbarek joined hands with the classical early-music movement, improvising around the four male voices of The Hilliard Ensemble. Now here was a radical idea guaranteed to infuriate both hardcore jazz buffs and the even more pristine more-authentic-than-thou folk in early music circles. Yet this unlikely fusion works stunningly well — and even more hearteningly, went over the heads of the purists and became a hit album at a time when gregorian chants were a hot item. Chants, early polyphonic music, and Renaissance motets by composers like Morales and Dufay form the basic material, bringing forth a cool yet moving spirituality in Garbarek’s work. Recorded in a heavily reverberant Austrian monastery, the voices sometimes develop in overwhelming waves, and Garbarek rides their crest, his soprano sax soaring in the monastery acoustic, or he underscores the voices almost unobtrusively, echoing the voices, finding ample room to move around the modal harmonies yet applying his sound sparingly.
Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble have continued their collaboration on two more records, both released on ECM Records.
In 1994, while fearlessly sear… Read Full Bio ↴Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble.
In 1994, while fearlessly searching for new conceptions of sound and not caring where he found them, Jan Garbarek joined hands with the classical early-music movement, improvising around the four male voices of The Hilliard Ensemble. Now here was a radical idea guaranteed to infuriate both hardcore jazz buffs and the even more pristine more-authentic-than-thou folk in early music circles. Yet this unlikely fusion works stunningly well — and even more hearteningly, went over the heads of the purists and became a hit album at a time when gregorian chants were a hot item. Chants, early polyphonic music, and Renaissance motets by composers like Morales and Dufay form the basic material, bringing forth a cool yet moving spirituality in Garbarek’s work. Recorded in a heavily reverberant Austrian monastery, the voices sometimes develop in overwhelming waves, and Garbarek rides their crest, his soprano sax soaring in the monastery acoustic, or he underscores the voices almost unobtrusively, echoing the voices, finding ample room to move around the modal harmonies yet applying his sound sparingly.
Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble have continued their collaboration on two more records, both released on ECM Records.
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Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Lyrics
Garbarek: Parce mihi domine Parce mihi Domine, nihil enim sunt dies mei. Quid est homo,…
Parce mihi domine Parce mihi Domine, nihil enim sunt dies mei. Quid est homo,…
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Ave Maris Stella Ave maris stella, Dei mater alma Atque semper virgo, Feli…
Beata Viscera Beata viscera Marie virginis, Cuius ad ubera Rex magni no…
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Parce Mihi Domine Parce mihi Domine, nihil enim sunt dies mei. Quid est homo,…
Rosensfole Rosensfole ville 'kje eta konn Sadel inn mæ marmor å steinar…
Roses For You All my girls at the party Look at his body Shakin' that…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Hilliard Ensemble:
Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene Of all wimmen thu havest thet pris; Mi swete levedi, her…
Edi beo thu, hevene quene Of all wimmen thu havest thet pris; Mi swete levedi, her…
Marvel Not Joseph I start to part two halves of my heart in…
Marvel not, Joseph I start to part two halves of my heart in…
Most Clear Of Colour Most clear of colour and root of steadfastness With virtue c…
National Anthem of the United Kingdom God save our gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen, God …
O Death rock me asleep O′ DEATH, rock me asleep, Bring me to quiet rest, Let pass…
O Death, rock me asleep O' DEATH, rock me asleep, Bring me to quiet rest, Let pass…
Parce mihi Domine Parce mihi Domine, nihil enim sunt dies mei. Quid est hom…
Ritual formulario: Hanacpachap cussicuinin I Hanaq pachap kusikuynin Waranqakta much'asqayki Yupayruru …
Sumer Is Icumen In SUMER IS ICUMEN IN Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing cuccu! Gr…