The Drop That Contained the Sea
| The Drop That Contained the Sea | ||||
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| Studio album by Christopher Tin | ||||
| Released | 8 May 2014 | |||
| Genre | World | |||
| Length | 57:24 | |||
| Label | Tin Works | |||
| Christopher Tin chronology | ||||
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The Drop That Contained the Sea is a classical crossover album by Christopher Tin released in 2014. It premiered on April 13, 2014 at Carnegie Hall[1] and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart on May 24.[2]
The album consists of 10 commissioned works based on the theme of water, each sung in a different language.[3] All tracks are composed and conducted by Christopher Tin and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Angel City Chorale performed for many of the tracks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Language | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Water Prelude (feat. Angel City Chorale)" | Proto-Indo-European | 1:34 |
| 2. | "Haktan Gelen Şerbeti (feat. Kardeş Türküler)" | Turkish | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Temen Oblak (feat. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)" | Bulgarian | 7:11 |
| 4. | "Iza Ngomso (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)" | Xhosa | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Tsas Narand Uyarna (feat. Nominjin)" | Mongolian | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Passou o Verão (feat. Dulce Pontes)" | Portuguese | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Devipravaha (feat. Roopa Mahadevan)" | Sanskrit | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Seirenes (feat. Anonymous 4)" | Ancient Greek | 8:47 |
| 9. | "Haf Gengr Hriðum (feat. Schola Cantorum)" | Old Norse | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Waloyo Yamoni (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)" | Lango | 12:13 |
References
- ↑ "The Drop of Dawn". 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014.
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-05-24/classical-albums
- ↑ "The Drop That Contained the Sea". Christopher Tin. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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