This volume brings together a top selection of british folk songs from their repertoire, in brilliant mixed voice arrangements commissioned by them from leading arrangers. Sep 16, 2012 the kings singers masterpiece with subtitles paul drayton singing classical composer names stay safe and healthy. Oct 09, 2009 regardez kings singers down to the river to pray joyce sur dailymotion. The kings singers were founded on may 1, 1968, when choral scholars who had recently graduated from kings college, cambridge, gave a concert at the queen elizabeth hall at the southbank centre in london. The king s singers and i love her high quality sheet music available for download. Recently, philip lawson and bob chilcott have been the most prolific composers for the group. Four decades of close, sweet harmony over a 42year history, the king s singers have delivered a broad range of repertoire, from barbershop songs to renaissance madrigals, in. Sheet music, cds and songbook arrangements of kings singers. Several of the king s singers also arranged pieces, both for the group and pieces to publish in their line of music.
Buy the kings singers sheet music, tablature books, scores. The kings singers grew out of a group of choral scholars at kings college in cambridge, england, in 1965. The kings singers is a british vocal ensemble founded may 1, 1968 in cambridge, england. With the possible exception of this old man and mariri s wedding, all the pieces have a gentle and rather wistful quality that perhaps reflects more reserved side of the british character in both the arrangers and the singers. Download pdf the kings singers book of rounds, canons and partsongs kings singer s choral free. The king s singers have appeared on numerous television shows, including evening at pops, today, and the tonight show. Additionally, the king s singers have commissioned arrangements from a breadth of musical genres.
Thereafter they began to reach a wider american audience, appearing frequently on the tonight show starring johnny. The king s singers this delightful collection of 99 rounds canons and partsongs makes a great introduction to partsinging for. Download pdf the kings singers book of rounds, canons and partsongs kings singer s. The wideranging selections are arranged by categories including english pre1700. Kings singers sheet music and songbook arrangements. To enter a section of the site, either click on the relevant tile or image on the home page, or use the menu in the top right. Paul draytons fantastic original work is an evergreen in the kings singers repertoire. As the line in the opening track, the peanut vendor, says.
Britain s king s singers have recorded popular music before, in among their usual renaissance and contemporary fare, but the 20 release the great american songbook marked a departure from their earlier work in several ways. We have developed this site to be easy to use and accessible for everyone whether using a computer, tablet or smartphone. Among the work supported by the kings singers foundation, a carol for christmas is a composition competition that seeks to encourage young and upcoming composers, giving the winners the chance for their piece to be performed in kings college chapel cambridge, uk. The famed kings singers attention to pinpoint pitching, slick ensemble, and deft balances between the voices are present in abundance. In the united kingdom, their popularity peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s. Masterpiece the kings singers hal leonard reference.
Shop our newest and most popular the king s singers sheet music such as yesterday, we all stand together and im yours, or click the button above to browse all the king s singers sheet music. Three box sets of five albums apiece are on the market, all with titles suggesting they represent bestof. Masterpiece was written by british composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher, paul drayton, and sung by the king s singers in their 2005 dvd release from byrd to the beatles. Ums president ken fischer presented the kings singers during an epic 1980s snowstorm in washington, dc, one of the very first groups that he ever presented, and the group returns to celebrate fischers final year before retiring with a special holiday program that includes works by lassus, tchaikovsky, holst, rutter, and irving berlin, as well as many traditional. Jun 03, 2008 the quintessentially english king s singers, virtuoso a cappella male vocalists who came together at king s college, cambridge, in the late 60s, have recorded prolifically and are approaching a catalog landmark of 100 album releases. Shop and buy the kings singers 40th anniversary collection sheet music. The kings singers have appeared on numerous television shows, including evening at pops, today, and the tonight show. The king s singers is a british vocal ensemble founded may 1, 1968 in cambridge, england. Formed in cambridge, the group had been singing together for some years in a range of line ups under a different name, but this london. Lyrics to come that lonesome road the king s singers satb sheet music for voice download free in pdf or midi. Check out the sound of the king s singers by the king s singers on amazon music. Kings singers masterpiece subtitles paul drayton youtube. The kings singers thou, my love, art fair bob chilcott love.
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Celebrate 40 years of the king s singers with this fine collection of audience favorites, some which have never before appeared in print. The kings singers christmas songbook ums university. The kings singers sheet music books scores buy online. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. They are named after kings college in cambridge, england, where.
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Kings singers rounds, canons and partsongs sheet music choir a cappella. Print and download africa sheet music by the kings singers in e major. That lonesome road the kings singers satb sheet music. Choral library vol 1 this collection brings together some of the more popular pieces sung by the kings singers over the past years. Many and varied are the composers mentioned, so if your favourite doesnt appear tough. The kings singersthis delightful collection of 99 rounds canons and partsongs makes a great introduction to partsinging for. Choral library vol 1 this collection brings together some of the more popular pieces sung by the king s singers over the past years. The king s singersblackbird free download as pdf file. The a cappella volume contains mostly madrigals and early music, with a few selections from later composers. The best of the kings singers by various artists on amazon. The two beatles arrangements are particularly successfulthe brief, spectacular bobby shaftoe is a hoot, and shows that the current kings singers have lost none of their predecessors ability to sing at ridiculous velocities, without.
With the possible exception of this old man and mariris wedding, all the pieces have a gentle and rather wistful quality that perhaps reflects more reserved side of the british character in both the arrangers and the singers. Masterpiece collection by paul drayton octavo sheet music for. In consideration of the artists and the audience, please refrain from the use of electronic devices during the performance. The kings singersthis delightful collection of 99 rounds canons and partsongs makes a great introduction to partsinging for groups of all ages. Soon the unlikely lads known as the kings singers were all over. Always known for their stylistic interpretation of standard, a cappella repertoire, here is a collection of 14 songs edited and realized by one of the greatest a cappella ensembles of all time.
The kings singers were officially born on 1 may 1968, formed by six recently graduated choral scholars from kings college, cambridge. Musicnotes features the world s largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. June 28, 2017 today is the 526th birthday of king henry viii. The kings singers appear by arrangement with img artists. Next, we sing a piece called masterpiece by the english composer paul drayton. Four decades of close, sweet harmony over a 42year history, the kings singers have delivered a broad range of repertoire, from barbershop songs to renaissance madrigals, in. The kings singers the kings singers greensleeves facebook. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The kings singers are a british a cappella vocal ensemble founded in 1968. The group established the king s singers summer school in 20 taking place on campus at royal holloway, university of london. Three box sets of five albums apiece are on the market, all with titles suggesting they represent bestof selections from among the group s repertoire. Honey pie youtube the king s singers from byrd to the beatles duration. The masterpiece download free sheet music and scores scorser. The sound of the kings singers by the kings singers on.
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