| THE CRESCEDO CHOIR'S REPERTOIRE | ||||
| All choral arrangements, adaptations, and harmonisations were made by Catalin Ursu | ||||
| Renaissance - Baroque | ||||
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| 1. | PSALLITE - Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621) |  |
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| 2. | JE NE L'OSE DIRE - adaptation and arrangement after Pierre Certon (1510 - 1572) | |
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| 3. | CALENO CASTURAME - William Byrd (1543 - 1623) | |
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| 4. | SING WE AND CHANT IT - arrangement after Thomas Morley (1558 - 1603) | |
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| 5. | SO BEN MI CH'HA BON TEMPO - adaptation and arrangement after Orazio Vecchi (1550 - 1605) | |
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| 6. | VANITAS VANITATUM - J.P. Sweelink (1591 - 1652); arrangement by Catalin Ursu | |
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| 7. | VIVE IN PACE - arrangement after Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) | |
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| 8. | ADORAMUS TE - Jaques Clement (non Papa) c. 1475 - c. 1558 | |
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| 9. | LASCIATE I MONTI - adaptation form Act I of Claudio Monteverdi's ORFEO | |
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| 10. | GLORIA IN EXCELSIS - 16th Century traditional ; arrangement by Catalin Ursu | |
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| 11. | BONZORNO MADONA - Antonio Scandello (1517 - 1580) | |
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| 12. | CHI'LA GAGLIARDA - Baldassare Donato (1530 - 1603) | |
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| 13. | IN THESE DELIGHTFUL PLEASANT GROVES - Henry Purcell (1659 -1695) | |
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| 14. | NON NOBIS DOMINE - William Byrd (1543 -1623) | |
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| 15. | WHO WOULD TRUE VALOUR SEE - 17th Century English Traditional; verses by John Bunyan (1628 -1688) | |
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| 16. | ALMIRENA's Aria from the opera RINALDO - G.F. Handel (1685 -1756) | |
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| 17. | MATONA, MIA CARA - Orlando di Lasso (1532 -1594) | |
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Vocal adaptations after instrumental music | |||
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| 1. | INTRADA - adaptation after Johann Burgmuller's (1780-1850) piano piece | |
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| 2. | VOLTA - vocal adaptation after one of Michael Praetorius (1621-1673) instrumental dances from Terpsichore | |
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| 3. | GAVOTTE - vocal adaptation after a G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759) harpsichord piece | |
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| 4. | BOURREE - vocal adaptation after a G.F. Handel harpsichord piece | |
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| 5. | AVE MARIA - vocal adaptation after a G.F. Telemann (1681-1767) harpsichord piece | |
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| 6. | BANCHETTO MUSICALE - vocal adaptation after the 4th movement of the instrumental Suite No. 4 by J.H.Schein (1586 - 1630) | |
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| 7. | BENEDICTUS - vocal adaptation after P.I. Tchaikovsky's "Morning Prayer" for piano (1840 - 1893) | |
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| 8. | COUNTRY DANCE - vocal adaptation after an anonymus instrumental Gavotte (before1610) | |
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| 9. | SANCTUS - vocal adaptation after J. S. Bach's (1685 - 1750) Prelude No. 24 from the Well Tempered Clavier, Book I | |
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| 10. | PSALM 34 - vocal adaptation after G.F.Handel's Courante in D minor | |
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| 11. | BAROQUE FANTASIA - vocal adaptation after G.F.Teleman's harpsichord Fantasia in G minor | |
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| Choral Pieces by Catalin Ursu | ||||
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| 1. | KYRIE | |
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| 2. | GIGUE | |
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| 3. | MADRIGAL | |
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| 4. | BLUE FLOWER | |
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| 5. | GLORIA | |
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| 6. | AGNUS DEI | |
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| 7. | CREDO | |
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| 8. | I'LL RISE MY EYES | |
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| 10. | EVENING IN THE COUNTY SIDE | |
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| 11. | LAMENTO | |
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| Other | ||||
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| 1. | AVE VERUM CORPUS - W.A.Mozart (1756 - 1791) | |
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| 2. | WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - adaptation and arrangement after Louis Armstrong's song (G. David & B. Thiele); | |
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| 3. | SING FOR JOY - Sally K. Albrecht | |
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| 4. | THE PRAYER - adaptation for a cappella choir after C.B. Sager and D.Foster | |
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| 5. | THE BELLS' CAROL - arrangement and harmonization by Catalin Ursu | |
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| Romanian Pieces | ||||
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| 6. | MERGE LINA LA FINTINA | |
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| 7. | SUS IN VIRF LA NOUA MERI | |
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| 8. | VINE HULPE - Adrian Pop | |
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| 9. | Chindia - Alexandru Pascanu (1920 - 1989) | |
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Romanian Christmas Carols | |||
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| 1. | Sculati, sculati, boieri mari! Wake up, Ye, Good Men! |
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| 2. | Gazde mari, nu mai dormiti! - Tiberiu Brediceanu
(1877 - 1941) Christmas is Here! |
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| 3. | Trei crai de la Rasarit Three Kings |
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| 4. | Astazi s-a nascut Hristos Today Christ Was Born |
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| 5. | Domnulet si Domn din cer O, Our Lord In Heaven |
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| 6. | Colindita The Little Carol |
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| 7. | Trei pastori Three Shepherds |
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| 8. | Inchinarea pastorilor - Vasile I. Popovici Shepherds' Homage |
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| 9. | Sus, la Poarta Raiului Above at Heaven's Gates |
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| 10. | Sus, in virful muntelui - Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877
- 1941) Up on Top of the Mountain |
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| 11. | Steaua The Star |
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| 12. | Domnul Isus Hristos - D.G.Kiriac The Lord Jesus |
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| 13. | Plecarea magilor The Kings' Journey |
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| 14. | Doamne, Isuse Hristoase Lord, Jesus Christ |
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| 15. | Saltati cimpuri si livezi Rejoice, Fields and Orchards! |
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| 16. | Praznic luminos Enlighted Holly Supper |
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| 17. | Iata, vin colindatori Behold, the Carolers are Here! |
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| 18. | O, ce veste minunata! O, Wonderful Tiding! |
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| 19. | Am plecat sa colindam Caroling Around |
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| 20. | Sorcova Happy New Year! |
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