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Fancies: Five Childhood Lyrics, When Icicles Hang, Suite Antique, Fancies
Studio album by John Rutter, Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
Released	June, 2005
Recorded	Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree 1991
Genre	Classical
Length	64:42
Label	Collegium Records
Producer	Collegium Records
John Rutter, Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia chronology
Fancies (2005) [[..]] (2005)

Remastered in 2005, Fancies includes 4 collections of short pieces created around whimsical themes. Rutter takes his text from poets such as Shakespeare, Thomas Campion (1567-1620), Edward Lear (1812-1888) and others.

[edit] Track listing

Fancies – for choir and chamber orchestra By John Rutter

1. (1) Tell me, where is fancy bred - [ – 1:44 ]
2. (2) There is a garden in her face - [ – 3:52 ]
3. (3) The urchins' song - [ – 2:00 ]
4. (4) Riddle song - [ – 3:13 ]
5. (5) Midnight's bell - [ – 2:16 ]
6. (6) The bellman's song - [ – 2:45 ]

Bartitone solo: Simon Davies

Suite Antique - for flute, harpsichord and strings By John Rutter Flute: Duke Dobing, Harpsichord: Wayne Marshall

1. (1) Prelude - [ – 3:20 ]
2. (2) Ostinato - [ – 1:37 ]
3. (3) Aria - [ – 3:03 ]
4. (4) Waltz - [ – 3:02 ]
5. (5)Chanson - [ – 3:10 ]
6. (6) Rondeau - [ – 2:43 ]

Five Childhood Lyrics – for unaccompanied choir By John Rutter

1. (1) Monday's child - [ – 2:53 ]
2. (2) The owl and the pussy-cat - [ – 1:42 ]
3. (3) Windy nights - [ – 1:08 ]
4. (4) Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - [ – 1:46 ]

Soprano solo: Caroline Ashton

1. (5) Sing a song of sixpence - [ 1: 42 ]

When Icicles Hang – for choir and orchestra By John Rutter

1. (1) Icicles - [ – 3:54 ]
2. (2) Winter nights - [ – 2:30 ]
3. (3) Good ale - [ – 2:43 ]
4. (4) Blow, blow, thou winter wind - [ – 3:52 ]
5. (5) Winter awakeneth all my care - [ – 5:53 ]

Tenor solo: Nicholas Wilson, Flute: Duke Dobing

1. (6) Hay, ay - [ – 2:21 ]