Adiemus III: Dances of Time
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Released in 1998, Adiemus III: Dances of Time is the third album
by Welsh
composer
Karl Jenkins
as part of the Adiemus
project. This album is a tribute to the interrelationship between music
and dance
throughout history. As such, most tracks are composed in a traditional style of dance, including meter
.
In addition to the multitracked
vocals used in the previous Adiemus recordings, Jenkins introduces the Finnish
Adiemus Singers to perform the chorus to Miriam Stockley
's lead.
ese special edition release includes a second disc featuring "Beyond the Century (Makare Maka)" 4:54, "Elegia" 4:05 from some releases of Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi
, "Hymn" 2:38 from Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
, and an edited version of "Corrente" 4:23 from the first disc of this album.
As is common with Adiemus albums, the cover art of releases in certain regions may be different.
.
Some numbers were used in a ballet sequence at the end of the film Dying to Dance.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins
-Other works:*Adiemus: Live — live versions of Adiemus music*Palladio *Eloise *Imagined Oceans *The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace...
as part of the Adiemus
Adiemus
-Concept:Each Adiemus album is a collection of song-length pieces featuring harmonised vocal melody against an orchestral background. There are no lyrics as such: instead the vocalists sing syllables and 'words' invented by Jenkins...
project. This album is a tribute to the interrelationship between music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
throughout history. As such, most tracks are composed in a traditional style of dance, including meter
Meter (music)
Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of syllables in each line and the arrangement of those syllables as long or short, accented or unaccented...
.
In addition to the multitracked
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
vocals used in the previous Adiemus recordings, Jenkins introduces the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Adiemus Singers to perform the chorus to Miriam Stockley
Miriam Stockley
Miriam Stockley is a British singer. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and her work is influenced by the African music in her home country. Her unique vocalese style gained international acclaim when Karl Jenkins' launched the "Adiemus" project with "Songs of Sanctuary", featuring...
's lead.
Track listing
- "Corrente (CouranteCouranteThe courante, corrente, coranto and corant are some of the names given to a family of triple metre dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era....
)" – 5:04 - "Un Bolero Azul (BlueBluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
BoleroBoleroBolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
)" – 8:35 - "La La La Koora (LändlerLändlerThe ländler is a folk dance in 3/4 time which was popular in Austria, south Germany and German Switzerland at the end of the 18th century.It is a dance for couples which strongly features hopping and stamping...
)" – 3:20 - "Dawn Dancing" – 3:14
- "Kaya Kakooya (RumbaRumbaRumba is a family of percussive rhythms, song and dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of the musical traditions of Africans brought to Cuba as slaves and Spanish colonizers. The name derives from the Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means "party" or "spree". It is secular, with no...
)" – 4:34 - "IntradaPrelude (music)A prelude is a short piece of music, the form of which may vary from piece to piece. The prelude can be thought of as a preface. It may stand on its own or introduce another work...
& PavanPavaneThe pavane, pavan, paven, pavin, pavian, pavine, or pavyn is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century .A pavane is a slow piece of music which is danced to in pairs....
" – 7:25 - "MinuetMinuetA minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
" – 1:24 - "Rain DanceRain dancingRainmaking is an ethnographic term for rituals intended to invoke rain.Among the most well known examples of rainmaking rituals are North American rain dances, historically performed by many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwestern United States. Some of these traditions have...
" – 4:30 - "AfricanMusic of AfricaAfrica is a vast continent and its regions and nations have distinct musical traditions. The music of North Africa for the most part has a different history from sub-Saharan African music traditions....
TangoTango (dance)Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....
" – 8:05 - "Zarabanda (SarabandeSarabandeIn music, the sarabande is a dance in triple metre. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes in alternation...
)" – 4:36 - "Ein Wiener Walzer (A Viennese WaltzViennese WaltzViennese Waltz is the genre of a ballroom dance. At least three different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, danced to the music of Viennese Waltz.What is now called...
)" – 4:59 - "HymnHymnA hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
to the Dance" – 3:52 - "Dos a Dos (Square danceSquare danceSquare dance is a folk dance with four couples arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples...
)" – 4:15 - "Tango" – 5:51
Alternate versions
The final track "Tango" is an edited version of the track "African Tango" and is only available on some releases. A JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese special edition release includes a second disc featuring "Beyond the Century (Makare Maka)" 4:54, "Elegia" 4:05 from some releases of Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi
Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi
Released in 1997, Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi is the second album by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins as part of the Adiemus project. Building on the style established in Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, Jenkins broadens his musical approach to Cantata Mundi by including instrumentation and techniques from...
, "Hymn" 2:38 from Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
Released in 1995, Songs of Sanctuary is the first album by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins as part of the Adiemus project. This album quickly garnered critical acclaim as the title track "Adiemus" had been previously well received during its use in a Delta Air Lines television commercial and release on...
, and an edited version of "Corrente" 4:23 from the first disc of this album.
As is common with Adiemus albums, the cover art of releases in certain regions may be different.
Personnel
- Adiemus – Performer
- David Buckland – Photography
- Martin Giles – Mastering
- Nick Harris & The Soundbarriers – Assistant Engineer
- Helen Hodkinson – Executive Producer, Associate Producer
- Jody Jenkins – Electric Drums
- Karl Jenkins – Composer, Conductor, Producer, Orchestration
- Dick Lewzey – Engineer
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Matt Marshall – Executive Producer
- Russell Mills – Artwork, Design
- Duncan Riddell – Orchestra Leader
- Säde Rissanen – Vocals
- Sheila Rock – Photography
- Mia Simanainen – Vocals
- Miriam Stockley – Vocals
- Nina Tapio – Vocals
- Pamela Thorby – Recorder, GemshornGemshornThe gemshorn is an instrument of the ocarina family that was historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other suitable animal. The gemshorn receives its name from the German language, and means a chamois horn.-History:...
- Riikka Väyrynen – Vocals
- Michael Webster – Design Assistant
Trivia
"Zarabanda", which is number 10 on the track, was featured on Pure Moods IIPure Moods
Pure Moods is a series of compilation albums of New Age music released by Virgin Records. The series focuses on the genres of New Age, Ambient, World Music, and to a lesser extent, subdued Electropop and Smooth Jazz...
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Some numbers were used in a ballet sequence at the end of the film Dying to Dance.