Entertaining Mr Sloane (1969) - choral music?

[Lustgarten]

Hello all,

My very favourite film for many years has been "Entertaining Mr Sloane" and I have tried on a number of occasions (fruitlessly) to identify the choral music which plays over the opening credits and later as Kath is in her sitting room, while upstairs Sloane is beating The Dadda.

I have a lot of classical recordings, but so far have been unable to place this piece.

Ideas please, anyone?

Many thanks

Lustgarten

[didi-5]

Colin Green did most of the music for this but I suspect the choral piece wasn't one of his works. So not sure.

[DocRobertPepper]

Think its Psalm 39:5 - "Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth" set to music dont know who the choir is though

[wadey]

Music by Georgie Fame

Wikipedia

[jimw1]

Music by Georgie Fame

Wikipedia

The Choral Music is not by Georgie Fame its an old Choral piece........Damned if I know the Choir or Composer .....its bugging me

[Arfur Teacake]

It would interesting to see the TV version with Edwardwwoodward and Sheila Hancock

[DocRobertPepper]

Composer is Orlando Gibbons and is based on Psalm 39:5 - "Behold, thou hast made my days" as already stated by me above

[jimw1]

Composer is Orlando Gibbons and is based on Psalm 39:5 - "Behold, thou hast made my days" as already stated by me above

thanks DoctorPepper' doesnt seem to be that one though.....

[Lustgarten]

Thanks to everyone so far - at least, thanks to the good Doctor, we have established the piece.

Now, I just need to try and find out what recording it was as everywhere searched on the net leaves me empty-handed.... unless someone out there knows!

I presume it must have been available on a 1960s LP?

Lustgarten

[Lustgarten]

The query, posed on another website I visit, has brought to light this additional information:

"It is part of Psalm 39, which is appointed to be sung at the start of a Funeral service in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. It is sung to an 'Anglican Chant' ".

"The chant is by Thomas Walmisley (of the d Mag and Nunc), 1814-1856, and is in F; no 132 in the Anglican Chant book (transposed up a semitone)"

Now, all I need to know is does anyone know if it's available (sung in the version used on the film) on CD?

Thanks

Lustgarten

[jimw1]

The query, posed on another website I visit, has brought to light this additional information:

"It is part of Psalm 39, which is appointed to be sung at the start of a Funeral service in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. It is sung to an 'Anglican Chant' ".

"The chant is by Thomas Walmisley (of the d Mag and Nunc), 1814-1856, and is in F; no 132 in the Anglican Chant book (transposed up a semitone)"

Now, all I need to know is does anyone know if it's available (sung in the version used on the film) on CD?

Thanks

Lustgarten

thanks for the Info Lustgarten I wouldnt mind finding that piece myself.....