The Hilliard Ensemble
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The Hilliard Ensemble was a renowned British vocal chamber group celebrated for its performances and recordings of early, Renaissance, and contemporary classical music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hilliard Ensemble canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical group
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chamber music group ⓘ vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Arvo Pärt
NERFINISHED
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Gavin Bryars NERFINISHED ⓘ Giya Kancheli NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinz Holliger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Garbarek NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigran Mansurian NERFINISHED ⓘ Veljo Tormis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | 2014 ⓘ |
| finalTour | 2014 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David James
NERFINISHED
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Erik Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hillier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ early music ⓘ vocal chamber music ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Latin ⓘ various European languages ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
England
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas Hilliard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with contemporary composers
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performances of Renaissance polyphony ⓘ performances of contemporary vocal music ⓘ performances of early music ⓘ |
| notableMember |
David James
NERFINISHED
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Gordon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ John Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogers Covey-Crump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mnemosyne
NERFINISHED
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Officium NERFINISHED ⓘ Officium Novum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | historically informed performance ⓘ |
| recordLabel | ECM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Renaissance polyphony
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a cappella performance ⓘ medieval music ⓘ new music commissions ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleSize | four singers ⓘ |
| voiceTypeFocus | male voices ⓘ |
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