Fancies

This article is about the musical work by John Rutter. For a definition of the term "fancies", see the Wiktionary entry fancies.

For the article about small pastries, see petits fours.

Fancies is a cycle of six choral settings by John Rutter, created around whimsical themes and based on text from poets such as Shakespeare, Thomas Campion (1567–1620), Edward Lear (1812–1888) and others. The collection was originally written in 1971. Rutter recorded a recording with other compositions which was rereleased in 2005.^[1]

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

Track listing

Fancies – for choir and chamber orchestra^[2]

(1) Tell me, where is fancy bred – 1:44

(2) There is a garden in her face – 3:52

(3) The urchins' song – 2:00

(4) Riddle song – 3:13

(5) Midnight's bell – 2:16

(6) The bellman's song – 2:45

Baritone solo: Simon Davies

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

(1) Prelude – 3:20

(2) Ostinato – 1:37

(3) Aria – 3:03

(4) Waltz – 3:02

(5)Chanson – 3:10

(6) Rondeau – 2:43

Five Childhood Lyrics – for unaccompanied choir By John Rutter

(1) Monday's child – 2:53

(2) The owl and the pussy-cat – 1:42

(3) Windy nights – 1:08

(4) Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – 1:46

Soprano solo: Caroline Ashton

(5) Sing a song of sixpence 1:42

When Icicles Hang – for choir and orchestra^[3] By John Rutter

(1) Icicles – 3:54

(2) Winter nights – 2:30

(3) Good ale – 2:43

(4) Blow, blow, thou winter wind – 3:52

(5) Winter awakeneth all my care – 5:53

Tenor solo: Nicholas Wilson, Flute: Duke Dobing

(6) Hay, ay – 2:21^[4]