The Tyger & The Lamb: A Christmas Dance
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Label: Sanctiandree
Cat No: SAND0009
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Christmas
Release Date: 28th October 2022
Contents
Artists
St Salvator’s Chapel Choir, University of St AndrewsMathhew McIlree (organ, piano)
Frederick Frostwick (organ)
Conductor
Claire Innes-HopkinsArtists
St Salvator’s Chapel Choir, University of St AndrewsMathhew McIlree (organ, piano)
Frederick Frostwick (organ)
Conductor
Claire Innes-HopkinsAbout
The rhythm of the year is circular, flowing seamlessly from the birth of Jesus, to his sacrifice for all humanity, and to the triumph of his resurrection, and life over death - before returning, again, to Advent, and Christmas. The two great festivals of the year are at the same time separate, but also deeply entwined - for one could not exist without the other - and there are veiled glimpses of Eastertide across many Christmas pieces. The Tyger & The Lamb and seeks to echo the ebb and flow of the liturgical year, combining the innocence of The Lamb, with the experience of The Tyger, and all that these represent, of good triumphing over evil.
The Lamb and The Tyger are both poems by William Blake, and are seen as counterparts to one another. The Lamb is part of Blake's Songs of Innocence (1789), and The Tyger from the Songs of Experience (1794). Many of Blake's poems explore Christian themes. The Lamb, a depiction of Jesus Christ, is innocent: it has a tender voice (the bleating sound it makes) which brings happiness to everything in the surrounding valleys. The Tyger shows us the presence of darkness in the world, exploring difficult religious questions about God's role with violence and evil in the world.
Track listing:
1. O Come, O Come Emanuel
2. A Tender Shoot
3. God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen
4. The Stem of Jesse
5. Gabriel's Message
6. Silent Night
7. Unto Us is Born a Son
8. The Tyger
9. The Lamb
10. Down in yon Forest
11. Shepherd's Pipe Carol
12. The Good King's Merry Midwinter!
13. A Babe is Born
14. We Three Kings
15. I Wonder as I Wander
16. O Little Town of Bethlehem
17. My Dancing Day
18. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
19. Carol of the Bells
20. Bogoroditsye Dyevo, op.37 no.6
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