The Cantata in Early American Music

While the father of the European cantata tradition, J.S. Bach, died in 1750, late eighteenth-century American composers classified their compositions as ‘cantatas’ tentatively, even though they displayed all the requisite components. These choice movements from sacred musical works helped define the definition of the cantata in America.

Track Listing

101	Great Minerva: The Temple of Minerva: Pasticcio (from Handel's Judas Maccadaeus) The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:27
102	The Lord of Hosts: A Christmas Anthem The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	00:59
103	Bind Kings With Chains From Psalm 149 The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:03
104	Hallelujah: The Feast of Tabernacles The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:07
105	Sunset: Flower Festival Cantata The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:51
106	Hymn to Night: The Flower Queen The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:56
107	Work Boys, Work: Ruth the Gleaner The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:56
108	Praise Ye the Lord The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:05
109	Yes! To the Work: Haymakers The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:42
201	Alleuia, Christ is Risen: Christ the Victor The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:03
202	The Caravan of the Magi: The Coming of the King The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:31
203	It Was the Winter World: The Nativity The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	03:06
204	In Far-Off Eastern Country: The Holy Child The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:11
205	The Lord Bless Thee: Ruth and Naomi The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:53
206	Lord Make the Woman The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	02:42
207	Praise Him, O Ye Heaven: Noel, A Christmas Pastorale The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	03:09
208	Flash the Street With Jasper: The Celestial Country The Isaiah Thomas Singers, David P. McKay, Stephen Long	01:44