Track name: THE SOLDIER'S TEAR A
Trackcode: SCDV105522
Composer: George Alexander Lee, Thomas Haynes Bayly, John Gregory Knowles (Arr.), Guy Cedric Protheroe (Arr.)
アーティスト: Guy Protheroe, Helen Tunstall, John Gregory Knowles, Timothy Murton Laight, James Rattigan
EAN/GTIN: 4020771217557
ISRC: DE-B63-21-75522
Album name: PATRIOTIC BRITAIN
Catalogue number: SCDV1055
Label: Sonoton Vanguard - SCDV
LC number: 07573
This ballad was written by Alexander Lee in 1827 for the opera 'Music and Prejudice' and was popular throughout the 19th Century, being mentioned in the book 'Scenes of a clerical life' by George Elliot. Folk ensemble with harp and male vocal. 94 bpm (Dmaj)
Arranged by John Gregory Knowles, Guy Protheroe, Timothy Murton Laight & James Rattigan. Produced by John Gregory Knowles. Recorded at EMPIRE STUDIO, Bethnal Green, London, UK; SKINNY FARM STUDIO, New Malden Surrey, UK and CODA STUDIO, Surbiton Surrey, UK. Sound engineer: Paul Golding.
Performed by Ian Humphries (violin), Rita Manning (violin), Adrian Varela (violin), Alison Kelly (violin), Ann Lovatt (violin), Judith Busbridge (viola), Frank Schaefer (cello), Deidre Cooper (cello), Chris Lawrence (double bass), Paul Morgan (double bass), John Anderson (oboe), Anna Noakes (flute), Nick Bucknall (clarinet), Crispian Steele Perkins (trumpet), James Rattigan (French horn, accordion), Tristan Fry (timpani), Sally Heath (piano, harpsichord), Helen Tunstall (harp), Chris Knowles (guitar), John Gregory Knowles (dulcimer, drums, percussion), Timothy Murton Laight (banjo).
Special thanks to Augusta Lees, Mark Glentworth and David Jones at Skinny Farm and Jacob Palmer at Coda.
Orchestral and choral management: Ann Manly, The English Chamber Choir Https://www.englishchamberchoir.co.uk/, conductor: Guy Protheroe. Orchestral leader and soloist: Ian Humphries. Copyist: Sara Loewenthal.
Mastered by Gerhart Frei at INTERSOUND Studios, Munich, Germany.
Cover art: Joe Miletzki