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Adiemus consists of the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins and his Finnish “Adiemus Singers”.
The session singer Miriam Stockley performed the vocal parts on the first four albums. Additional vocals were provided by Mary Carewe on all but Dances of Time, which saw the introduction of the Finnish Adiemus Singers (who would later reappear on Vocalise). Extra vocals and the chorus effects were created by overdubbing multitracked recordings of the singers (in some cases up to forty times) and varying the speed of the tape. Stockley was described by Jenkins as central to the Adiemus project due to her range and intonation, however for reasons that remain unclear she was not re-engaged for Vocalise.
The Songs of Sanctuary orchestra consisted of a string section augmented by various ethnic percussion instruments, with occasional further additions such as bells, a recorder and a quena. Mike Ratledge, with whom Jenkins had played in Soft Machine, contributed to the first album as well. Jenkins added brass and woodwind for Cantata Mundi, and continued to add more diverse instruments such as acoustic guitar on later albums. From Songs of Sanctuary to Dances of Time, the London Philharmonic Orchestra was used; Jenkins later formed his own Adiemus Orchestra to perform on The Eternal Knot recordings, returning to the LPO for Vocalise.
The session singer Miriam Stockley performed the vocal parts on the first four albums. Additional vocals were provided by Mary Carewe on all but Dances of Time, which saw the introduction of the Finnish Adiemus Singers (who would later reappear on Vocalise). Extra vocals and the chorus effects were created by overdubbing multitracked recordings of the singers (in some cases up to forty times) and varying the speed of the tape. Stockley was described by Jenkins as central to the Adiemus project due to her range and intonation, however for reasons that remain unclear she was not re-engaged for Vocalise.
The Songs of Sanctuary orchestra consisted of a string section augmented by various ethnic percussion instruments, with occasional further additions such as bells, a recorder and a quena. Mike Ratledge, with whom Jenkins had played in Soft Machine, contributed to the first album as well. Jenkins added brass and woodwind for Cantata Mundi, and continued to add more diverse instruments such as acoustic guitar on later albums. From Songs of Sanctuary to Dances of Time, the London Philharmonic Orchestra was used; Jenkins later formed his own Adiemus Orchestra to perform on The Eternal Knot recordings, returning to the LPO for Vocalise.
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The Journey: The Best of Adiemus
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Adiemus II - Cantata Mundi
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Adiemus III - Dances Of Time
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mPandemonium wrote:
lovely . Like it
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magwriterus wrote:
Gorgeous... <3
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AmmyColeslaw wrote:
It's an amazing pure form of music Beautiful~
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n0mi0uk wrote:
Love~
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fantasydream91 wrote:
soo beautiful music
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kecoughtan wrote:
Great music is universal, I think if this was heard by ET's they would love it
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TanerJames wrote:
very good... A-ri-a-di-a-mus-la-te, a-ri-a-di-a-mus-da, A-ri-a-na-tus-la-te-a-do-a A-re-va-ne-tu-e-va-te, a-re-va-ne-tu-e-va-te, A-re-va-ne-tu-e-va-te-na-di-a
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lobovento wrote:
adiemus excelente karl jenkins muy bueno y su musica te lleva a soñar pensar y vivir en paz sigue haciendo buena musica Dios les bendiga
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Xaptcha wrote:
Thats amazing!
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popdelart wrote:
perfect
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KADiCATHy wrote:
Adiemus makes me sad and happy at the same time, I love it!
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trancing wrote:
very relaxing
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proximus77 wrote:
You listened to this album: http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Gregorians/Mystera?setlang=ru
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rishavh wrote:
its so devine ... RISHAVH SUPRYO a singer frm india...
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beckermd wrote:
I love it.
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retseta wrote:
Amazing music
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jarobe4 wrote:
Buenos Coros
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deiabiezus wrote:
Beautiful!!!
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atrapasu wrote:
Muy bonito ché.
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