Libera Chorus Angelorum

We admit to being one of them heavy Canon In D fans - our early collections stem from picking up the occasional classical compilation CD just for the Canon In D track they have, so long as it is a variation from what we already have (yes, we picks up albums just for one song sometimes). Mind you, it's variations that we're after, not the same piece by different orchestras only.

We do remember downloading one Canon variation - a 'techno' version that we found funny at first, because such a version did exist. Cynic just said, "Desecration." Then we got tired of it after a while, so it was Shift+Del. After all, the Canon isn't suppose to be a disco song.

Highlight for us came in the form of this CD:

The only CD that's comprised of 8 variations of the Canon In D, no other pieces, no Gigue In D.

Then we were introduced to high-speed internet connections in Glasgow, and ICQ Shared Folders as well. We've gotten (to date) the best two variations for the Canon In D here as well: one conducted by Raymond Leppard and the English Chamber Orchestra and a choral variation from a batchmate's ICQ Shared Folders (no knowing where she got it).

Now, it's the same song, by the same composer...best way to name this would be by the different conductors or orchestras, yes?

But there weren't any details for the choral variation. A bit of searching here and there didn't prove fruitful, and we were wondering if it was the Choir of King's College, Cambridge or the Vienna Boys' Choir wot sung it. Otherwise we thought it was composer Marvin Hamslich who'd did it for Ordinary People, but as we haven't any way to check it out we couldn't know for sure.

Searching via the lyrics proved impossible as we were more likely to come up with the lyrics to some requiem or mass instead.

So happens that we've finally found it, some 4 years later. Hurrah! Turns out they're the Libera Boys' Choir. Access to the lyrics confirmed that this song be theirs. And it's only found on one album - Libera. Soooo difficult to track down. You can follow the Wikipedia links or just go gaily forward here for it while it's still up for grabs now.

And here's our favvie Christmas e-card (which, of course, is Canon-related, only sometimes we wish there wasn't the other half of the song). Oh, and here's a blog paying tribute to videos that pay tribute to the Canon In D.

Anyways, gotta rename that track now.

Sanctus
Sanctus
Sanctus

Benedictus, benedictus
Qui venit in nomine benedictus
In nomine
Domine

Sanctus
Benedictus, benedictus
Qui venit in nomine benedictus
In nomine
Domine

Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Pleni sunt coeli gloria

Sanctus
Sanctus
Sanctus

Benedictus, benedictus
Qui venit in nomine benedictus
In nomine
Domine

Sanctus
Benedictus, benedictus
Qui venit in nomine benedictus
In nomine
Domine

Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth / Benedictus, benedictus
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria / Qui venit in nomine benedictus
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth / In nomine
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria / Domine

Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Pleni sunt coeli gloria

Sanctus
Sanctus