György Ligeti, a Hungarian composer, wrote six Nonsense Madrigals for The King's Singers between 1988 and 1993, some of which set texts from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Album & Artwork
The album Wonderland is inspired by children's stories and folk tales, which the King's Singers believe reflect a society's essence.
Composition History
The King's Singers have commissioned over 200 works from leading composers over their 55-year history, many of which are featured on this album.
Performer Biography
The King's Singers have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award, and are in Gramophone magazine's inaugural Hall of Fame.
Compositional Technique
György Ligeti's Nonsense Madrigals are described as avant-garde, technically demanding, and feature 'micro-polyphony' in pieces like 'The Alphabet'.
Album & Artwork
The album title Wonderland is partly inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which features in some of the musical settings.
Performer Biography
The King's Singers, formed in 1968 by six choral scholars from King's College, Cambridge, have maintained their original formation of two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones, and a bass.
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