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Adiemus III: Dances of Time

 
Album Review: Adiemus III: Dances of Time

  • Artist: Adiemus
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: 1998
  • Genre: New Age

Review

Karl Jenkins and the Adiemus singers led by vocalist Mariam Stockley are known for original vocal arrangements that are vaguely liturgical and feature movie soundtrack-like string arrangements. Jenkins explores different cultures and musical periods on this album. There is a bolero and a square dance, an alpine folk dance, and dance styles from the 16th and 17th centuries. Notes for each track point out the historical derivations of each original piece, sometimes with the unique rhythm detailed in a notated example. ~ Tom Schulte, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Corrente Adiemus (5:06)
Un Bolero Azul Adiemus (8:37)
La La Koora Adiemus (3:22)
Dawn Dancing Karl Jenkins Adiemus (3:15)
Kaya Kakooya Adiemus (4:36)
Intrada and Pavan Adiemus (7:28)
Minute Adiemus (1:25)
Rain Dance Adiemus (4:32)
African Tango Karl Jenkins Adiemus (8:09)
Zarabanda Adiemus (4:39)
Ein Wiener Walzer Adiemus (5:02)
Hymn to the Dance Adiemus (3:53)
Dos a Dos Adiemus (4:13)
Tango Adiemus (5:51)

Credits

Riikka Väyrynen (Vocals), Russell Mills (Artwork), Pamela Thorby (Gemshorn), Karl Jenkins (Orchestration), Helen Hodkinson (Associate Producer), Jody Jenkins (Drums (Electric)), Nick Harris & The Soundbarriers (Assistant Engineer), Matt Marshall (Executive Producer), Sheila Rock (Photography), Helen Hodkinson (Executive Producer), Miriam Stockley (Vocals), Karl Jenkins (Composer), Martin Giles (Mastering), Nina Tapio (Vocals), Pamela Thorby (Recorder), Adiemus (Performer), Karl Jenkins (Conductor), Karl Jenkins (Producer), Anna-Mari Kähärän (?), Säde Rissanen (Vocals), London Philharmonic Orchestra (?), Duncan Riddell (Orchestra Leader), David Buckland (Photography), Mia Simanainen (Vocals), Dick Lewzey (Engineer), Michael Webster (Design Assistant), Mervi Hiltunen (?), Russell Mills (Design)
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Adiemus III: Dances of Time
Studio album by Adiemus, Karl Jenkins
Released 1998
Recorded CTS 1998
Genre Classical
Length 69:44
Label OMTown, Virgin
Producer Karl Jenkins
Professional reviews
Adiemus, Karl Jenkins chronology
Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi
(1997)
Adiemus III: Dances of Time
(1998)
Adiemus IV: The Eternal Knot
(2001)

Released in 1998, Adiemus III: Dances of Time is the third album by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins as part of the Adiemus project. This album is a tribute to the interrelationship between music and dance throughout history. As such, most tracks are composed in a traditional style of dance, including meter.

In addition to the multitracked vocals used in the previous Adiemus recordings, Jenkins introduces the Finnish Adiemus Singers to perform the chorus to Miriam Stockley's lead.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Corrente (Courante)" – 5:04
  2. "Un Bolero Azul (Blue Bolero)" – 8:35
  3. "La La La Koora (Ländler)" – 3:20
  4. "Dawn Dancing" – 3:14
  5. "Kaya Kakooya (Rumba)" – 4:34
  6. "Intrada & Pavan" – 7:25
  7. "Minuet" – 1:24
  8. "Rain Dance" – 4:30
  9. "African Tango" – 8:05
  10. "Zarabanda (Saraband)" – 4:36
  11. "Ein Wiener Walzer (A Viennese Waltz)" – 4:59
  12. "Hymn to the Dance" – 3:52
  13. "Dos a Dos (Square Dance)" – 4:15
  14. "Tango" – 5:51

Alternate versions

The final track "Tango" is an edited version of the track "African Tango" and is only available on some releases. A Japanese special edition release includes a second disc featuring "Beyond the Century (Makare Maka)" 4:54, "Elegia" 4:05 from some releases of Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi, "Hymn" 2:38 from Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, and an edited version of "Corrente" 4:23 from the first disc of this album.

As is common with Adiemus albums, the cover art of releases in certain regions may be different.

Personnel

  • Adiemus – Performer
  • David Buckland – Photography
  • Martin Giles – Mastering
  • Nick Harris & The Soundbarriers – Assistant Engineer
  • Helen Hodkinson – Executive Producer, Associate Producer
  • Jody Jenkins – Electric Drums
  • Karl Jenkins – Composer, Conductor, Producer, Orchestration
  • Dick Lewzey – Engineer
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Matt Marshall – Executive Producer
  • Russell Mills – Artwork, Design
  • Duncan Riddell – Orchestra Leader
  • Säde Rissanen – Vocals
  • Sheila Rock – Photography
  • Mia Simanainen – Vocals
  • Miriam Stockley – Vocals
  • Nina Tapio – Vocals
  • Pamela Thorby – Recorder, Gemshorn
  • Riikka Väyrynen – Vocals
  • Michael Webster – Design Assistant

Trivia

"Zarabanda", which is number 10 on the track, was featured on Pure Moods II.

Some numbers were used in a ballet sequence at the end of the film Dying to Dance.

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