Adiemus
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. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Adiemus
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Hymn
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Cantus Inaequalis
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Kayama
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In Caelum Fero
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Cantus Insolitus
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Cantus Iteratus
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Tintinnabulum
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Rain Dance
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Zarabanda (Saraband)
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Amaté Adea
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Beyond The Century
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Elegia
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Cantilena
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Chorale I (Za Ma Ba)
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Corrente (Courante)
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Dawn Dancing
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Adiemus (1999 New Version)
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Chorale II (Roosh Ka Ma)
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The Eternal Knot
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Palace Of The Crystal Bridge
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Kayama (Radio Edit)
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Ein Wiener Walzer (A Viennese Waltz)
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African Tango
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Cantus - Song of Tears
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Chorale VII (A Ma Ka Ma)
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Minuet
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Hermit Of The Sea Rock
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Saint Declan's Drone
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Chorale IV (Alame Oo Ya)
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In Caelum Fero (Radio Edit)
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Chorale V (Arama Ivi)
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Hymn To The Dance
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King Of The Sacred Grove
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Math Was A Wizard
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Children Of Dannu
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Connla's Well
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The Dagda
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Isle Of The Mystic Lake
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Ceridwen's Curse
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Rain Dance (edit)
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Dos A Dos (Square Dance)
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Cantus - Song Of The Plains (Edit)
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La La La Koora (Ländler)
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Cantus - Song of the Plains
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Kaya Kakooya (Rumba)
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Cu Chullain
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Cantus - Song Of The Spirit
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Chorale VI (Sol Fa)/Cantus - Song Of Aeolus
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La La La Koora (landler)
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