Salva Nos

by Medi忙val B忙bes

Salva Nos cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 November 1997
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 43:13
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album by Katharine Blake's twelve-woman vocal group Medi忙val B忙bes, produced by Declan Colgan and Matthew Fisher, 'Salva Nos' performs its sixteen tracks mainly a cappella in Latin and Middle English. Its choral, atmospheric arrangements present medieval repertoire in serene, ethereal vocal textures.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, Folk, a-cappella, choral, female-vocals, atmospheric, ritualistic

Tracklist

  1. Salve Virgo Virginum (1:43)
  2. Now Springes The Spray (3:26)
  3. Ah Si Mon Moine (2:18)
  4. Adam Lay Ibounden (3:10)
  5. Foweles In The Frith (2:08)
  6. So Treiben Wir Den Winter Aus (2:29)
  7. The Coventry Carol (4:24)
  8. Gaudete (2:17)
  9. Adult Lullaby (2:44)
  10. Veni, Veni (5:06)
  11. Salva Nos (2:45)
  12. Verbum Caro (2:34)
  13. Lo, Here My Hert (1:41)
  14. Binnorie O Binnorie (2:05)
  15. This Ay Nicht (1:42)
  16. Miri It Is (2:33)

Credits

  • Dorothy Carter - hurdy gurdy, dulcimer, arranged by
  • Don Mousseau - production manager [project development]
  • Nichole Sleet - tambourine, vocals
  • Anonymous - written-by, words by, words by, music by
  • Blake, Carter, Evans - written by [arrangement]
  • Traditional - arranged by
  • Rebecca Golant - arranged by
  • Toby Wood - recorded by, mixed by, remix
  • Ryan Art - design
  • Gavin Landless - mixed by [assistant]
  • Nick Harris - mixed by [assistant]
  • Judith Jockel - photography by [group]
  • Tim Dry - photography by [individuals]
  • Declan Colgan - producer
  • Matthew Fisher - producer
  • Evans - written by [arrangement]

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