Calling All Dawns
| Calling All Dawns | |
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| Studio album by Christopher Tin | |
| Released | 1 October 2009 |
| Genre | World |
| Length | 45:54 |
Calling All Dawns is a classical crossover album by Christopher Tin released in 2009. The album won two Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the song, "Baba Yetu".[1] The win marks the first time in history that a Grammy has been awarded to a composition written for a video game.[2]
The album is a song cycle in three movements: day, night, and dawn (corresponding to life, death, and rebirth).[3]
The twelve songs are sung in twelve languages, with the lyrics taken from diverse sources, including the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Japanese haiku, and Maori proverbs.[3] Vocal traditions include African choral music, opera, and Irish keening.[3]
Track listing [edit]
| No. | Title | Language | Length | |
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| 1. | "Baba Yetu (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)" | Swahili | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Mado Kara Mieru (feat. Lia, Aoi Tada, Kaori Omura)" | Japanese | 4:45 | |
| 3. | "Dao Zai Fan Ye (feat. Jia Ruhan)" | Mandarin | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Se É Pra Vir Que Venha (feat. Dulce Pontes)" | Portuguese | 4:14 | |
| 5. | "Rassemblons-Nous" | French | 4:27 | |
| 6. | "Lux Aeterna" | Latin | 3:59 | |
| 7. | "Caoineadh (feat. Anonymous 4)" | Irish | 5:44 | |
| 8. | "Hymn Do Trójcy Świętej (feat. Frederica von Stade)" | Polish | 6:48 | |
| 9. | "Hayom Kadosh" | Hebrew | 1:45 | |
| 10. | "Hamsáfár (feat. Sussan Deyhim)" | Farsi | 2:52 | |
| 11. | "Sukla-Krsne" | Sanskrit | 2:01 | |
| 12. | "Kia Hora Te Marino" | Maori | 3:18 |
References [edit]
- ^ "Christopher Tin’s Calling All Dawns wins two Grammy Awards". Abbey Road Studios. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Murray, Matthew (14 February 2011). "Civilization IV Song Wins Grammy Award". PC Mag. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Calling All Dawns". Christopher Tin. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
