Madra (album)
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Madra is the debut album of Miranda Sex Garden
. It stands apart from their later works in that it is entirely a cappella
and the songs are all English madrigals
. The entire album was recorded over the course of two days in March 1991.
Miranda Sex Garden
Miranda Sex Garden were a music group from London, England. Formed in 1990, they were originally a trio of madrigal singers. Their first album, Madra , was entirely a cappella, with the songs all based on traditional English verse...
. It stands apart from their later works in that it is entirely a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
and the songs are all English madrigals
Madrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
. The entire album was recorded over the course of two days in March 1991.
Track listing
- "Seek Sweet Content" – 2:18
- "While Joyful Springtime Lasteth" – 1:15
- "Though Philomela Lost Her Love" – 0:40
- "Go Wailing Accents" – 1:46
- "Gush Forth My Tears" – 2:15
- "Fly Not So Fast" – 1:20
- "The Nightingale" – 1:04
- "Lady Those Eyes" – 1:26
- "Though My Carriage Be But Careless" – 1:10
- "All Creatures Now Are Merry Minded" – 1:40
- "Full Fathom Five" – 1:04
- "See Amaryllis Shamed" – 2:06
- "It Was a Lover and His Lass" – 2:17
- "Those Sweet Delightful Lilies" – 2:15
- "Ah, Look Upon Those Eyes" – 2:28
- "If It Be Love" – 1:15
- "Away, Thou Shalt Not Love Me" – 1:15
- "How Merrily We Live" – 0:59
- "Sweet Kate" – 1:20
- "This Love is but a Wanton Fit" – 0:40
- "Sure There is No God of Love" – 2:16
- "See Mine Own Sweet Jewel" – 1:05
- "When First I Saw Thee" – 0:39
- "The Silver Swan" – 1:19
- "Sweet Honey Sucking Bees" – 3:26