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Released on Decca Classics, also Ave Maria (Luciano Pavarotti), La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo) (Mirella Freni) and Well... All Right (Buddy Holly)
Written by John Rutter, also Pie Jesu (Edward Saklatvala), Requiem for chorus & orchestra: "Requiem aeternam" (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge) and The Lord Is My Shepherd (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge)
Part of Bluebird: Voices from Heaven, also The Blue Bird, Crux fidelis and Te lucis ante terminum
Written by Robert Herrick, also A Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part Two. I. Welcome, Maids of Honour (London Symphony Orchestra), Herrick’s Carol (The Sixteen) and The Kindling of the Day: III. The Tear Sent to Her from Staines (James Gilchrist)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
John Rutter wrote 76 songs on fono
Robert Herrick wrote 21 songs on fono
John Rutter’s most frequent co-writer is [traditional] (10 songs together)
Robert Herrick’s most frequent co-writer is Pamela Harrison (10 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- John Rutter and Robert Herrick
- Performed by
- Choir of New College Oxford
- Part of
- Bluebird: Voices from Heaven
- Released on
- Decca Classics
- Written by
- John Rutter and Robert Herrick
- Performed by
- Choir of New College Oxford
- Part of
- Bluebird: Voices from Heaven
- Released on
- Decca Classics
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: John Rutter
PJSame writer: Robert Herrick
Same label: Decca Classics
Same release: Bluebird: Voices from Heaven
Same writer: John Rutter
Same writer: Robert Herrick
Same label: Decca Classics
Same release: Bluebird: Voices from Heaven
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz What Sweeter Music was performed by Choir of New College Oxford
What Sweeter Music was performed by Choir of New College Oxford
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2MusicBrainz What Sweeter Music was written by John Rutter
What Sweeter Music was written by John Rutter
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3MusicBrainz What Sweeter Music was written by Robert Herrick
What Sweeter Music was written by Robert Herrick
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4MusicBrainz What Sweeter Music is part of the release Bluebird: Voices from Heaven
What Sweeter Music is part of the release Bluebird: Voices from Heaven
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5MusicBrainz Decca Classics is the label of the song What Sweeter Music
Decca Classics is the label of the song What Sweeter Music
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6MusicBrainz What Sweeter Music was released on 2000-10-09
What Sweeter Music was released on 2000-10-09
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