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On December 22, 1885, American composer, radio commentator, music critic, and author
Joseph Deems Taylor was born. Despite minimal musical training he took to music composition. The
result was a series of works for orchestra and/or voices. In 1916 he
wrote the
cantata The Chambered Nautilus, followed by
Through the Looking-Glass (for orchestra) in 1918, earning him public praise and recognition. He acquired several students, including composer
Mary Watson Weaver.
He appeared in the
Walt Disney 1940 film
Fantasia as the film's
Master of Ceremonies, and was instrumental in selecting the musical pieces that were used in the film, including the then-controversial
Sacre du Printemps by
Igor Stravinsky. That same year, he served the same role as Master of Ceremonies for the
classical portion of a
Carousel of American Music, a famous concert
series held in
San Francisco on September 24. The concert had
Irving Berlin,
George M. Cohan,
Jerome Kern,
Hoagy Carmichael,
WC Handy,
Johnny Mercer, and many more of America's top songwriting talents performing their own compositions.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Arranged By [Harmonized By] – Michael Praetorius - 2:32
A2 - Tell Us, Shepherd Maids, Arranged By – Mary E. Caldwell - 2:16
A3 - O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Music By – Lewis H. Redner*, Written-By – Phillips Brooks - 1:44
A4 - The Snow Lay On The Ground, Arranged By – Leo Sowerby - 3:38
A5 - The Shepherds' Story, Lyrics By – William Morris (9), Written-By – Clarence Dickinson - 4:32
A6 - For Christ Is Born, Arranged By – R. Crawford*, Written-By – K. Aiken*, Mary E. Crawford* - 4:12
A7 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!, Adapted By – W. H. Cummings*, Music By – Felix Mendelssohn*, Words By – Charles Wesley - 1:42
A8 - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Arranged By – Arthur Warrell - 2:12
A9 - The Coventry Carol, Arranged By – Bryceson Treharne - 3:32
Side 2:
B1 - Silent Night, Holy Night, Music By – Franz Gruber, Words By – Josef Mohr* - 3:15
B2 - Carol Of The Bells, Arranged By – Peter J. Wilhousky*, Written-By – M. Leontovich* - 1:30
B3 - Glory To God In The Highest, Written-By – Giovanni B. Pergolesi* - 3:28
B4 - The Three Kings, Lyrics By – Rev. Lluis Romeu, Translated By – Deems Taylor, Written-By – Kurt Schindler - 2:30
B5 - Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (Christmas Oratorio), Written-By – Johan S. Bach* - 1:50
B6 - Bethlehem Night, Lyrics By – W. Leslie Nicholls, Music By – Arthur Warrell - 1:55
B7 - What Perfume Is This? O Shepherds, Say!, Arranged By – Samuel Liddle - 2:12
B8 - Christmas Day, Written-By – Gustav Holst - 7:06
B9 - O Come, All Ye Faithful, Written-By – F. Oakley* - 1:40
Credits:
Choir – Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Directed By – Richard P. Condie
Directed By [Assistant] – Jay Welch
Liner Notes – Jay Welch
Organ – Alexander Schreiner, Frank W. Asper
Notes:
Columbia gray, black and white Six Eye label
Track A7 - William Cummings (2) -> William Hayman Cummings
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A, Stamped (Except after H, inscribed)): XXSM47847-1AC H11//\-L
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B, Stamped (Except H, inscribed)): XXSM47848-1CB H
Mormon Tabernacle Choir – The Spirit Of Christmas: Christmas Carols Sung By The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Label: Columbia Masterworks – MS 6100
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Classical
Style: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, Choral
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