Fair Oriana

伊莉莎白一世，'美麗的奧莉安娜'，是英國歷史上最傑出的君主之一：她受過良好的教育，堅強、無畏、睿智。在她統治末期，為了諂媚和轉移她的注意力，人們編纂了一本名為《奧莉安娜的勝利》的音樂選集。這本選集中的四首優秀作品，加上第五首《奧裡亞娜的告別》，構成了一連串歌頌聖母女王的動人旋律"

校訂者: Summerly, Jeremy
校訂者: Summerly, Jeremy
樂器: Mixed Voices
出版社: Faber Music
曲目: Long Live Fair Oriana (Gibbons); Hark! Did Ye Ever Hear? (Hunt); Fair Oriana (Jones); Come, Blessed Bird (Johnson); Oriana's Farewell (Bateson)
原文簡介:
Elizabeth I, 'Fair Oriana', was one of the most remarkable monarchs in English history: she was well educated, strong, fearless and wise. Towards the end of her reign a musical anthology entitled The Triumphs of Oriana was assembled in order to flatter and divert her. Four superb works from this anthology - plus a fifth, Oriana's Farewell - provide a delightful sequence of madrigals in celebration of the Virgin Queen. This collection of masterpieces from England's Golden Age was published to celebrate the golden jubilee of her namesake, Elizabeth II, arranged for SATB choir. The Choral Programme Series is now a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles. Also offering great value for money as each volume in the series provides up to forty minutes of music.