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The Swingle Singers (1962-1973) was a vocal group formed in Paris, France with Ward Swingle, Anne Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, and Jean Cussac.
The group, directed primarily by the eponymous Ward Swingle and accompanied by bass and drums, produced complicated, technically impressive covers of anything from modern classics (The Beatles) to classical music (Tchaikovsky, Beethoven) to opera (Rossini). Their arrangements are often informed by jazz harmonies and stylings. Other influences included Nat King Cole, various smooth singers and pianists.
The Swingle Singers were active in classical music. A 'hit' for them was Bach's 'Air On The G String', recorded with the Modern Jazz Quartet. Luciano Berio wrote his postmodern symphony Sinfonia for eight voices and orchestra with them in mind.
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listening to "Swingle Singers - Christmas Medley: Carole of the Bells; Melodies forthe Day; O Sanctissimo" â« http://blip.fm/~i06h5
MadLabTheatre (MadLab) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:14:04 -0000
listening to "Swingle Singers - Christmas Medley: Carole of the Bells; Melodies forthe Day; O Sanctissimo" ♫ http://blip.fm/~i06h5
Does anybody here can buy something at iTunes? Please buy me one song from The Swingle Singers... T_T
gilanghamidy (Gilang Hamidy) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:13:26 -0000
Does anybody here can buy something at iTunes? Please buy me one song from The Swingle Singers... T_T
Found a very cool mash-up from The Swingle Singers..
gilanghamidy (Gilang Hamidy) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:06:57 -0000
Found a very cool mash-up from The Swingle Singers..
Listening to The Swingle Singers 'Christmastime' http://bit.ly/68lCSy brings back happy childhood memories.Thanks for the trip @5donutsgxy!
gappybubble (Monica Y Cruz) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:27:10 -0000
Listening to The Swingle Singers 'Christmastime' http://bit.ly/68lCSy brings back happy childhood memories.Thanks for the trip @5donutsgxy!
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gilanghamidy (Gilang Hamidy) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:34:05 -0000
Ada yg punya lagu2nya The Swingle Singers ga? Keren2 tuh... Nyari di net susah
Awesome! I just found out where the a cappella Moonlight Sonata from the first episode of Glee came from: Swingle Singers keyboard classics
Sue_Moe (Sue Moe) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:02:18 -0000
Awesome! I just found out where the a cappella Moonlight Sonata from the first episode of Glee came from: Swingle Singers keyboard classics
Primarily A Cappella: Swingle Singers - Biography and discography.
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Swingle Singers - Vocal group homepage with group history, photos and sound samples.
Ward Swingle - Biography of founder of jazz vocalese group The Swingle Singers.
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