The Drop That Contained the Sea
Studio album by
Christopher Tin
Released8 May 2014 (2014-05-08)
GenreWorld
Length57:24
LabelTin Works
Christopher Tin chronology
Calling All Dawns
(2009) 		The Drop That Contained the Sea
(2014) 		To Shiver the Sky
(2020)

The Drop That Contained the Sea is a classical crossover album by Christopher Tin released in 2014. It premiered on April 13, 2014 at Carnegie Hall[1] and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Albums chart on May 24.[2]

The album consists of 10 commissioned works based on the theme of water, each sung in a different language.[3] All tracks are composed and conducted by Christopher Tin and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Angel City Chorale performed for many of the tracks.

Track listing

No.TitleLanguageLength
1."Water Prelude (feat. Angel City Chorale)"Proto-Indo-European1:34
2."Haktan Gelen Şerbeti (feat. Kardeş Türküler)"Turkish3:57
3."Temen Oblak (feat. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)"Bulgarian7:11
4."Iza Ngomso (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)"Xhosa4:07
5."Tsas Narand Uyarna (feat. Nominjin)"Mongolian4:01
6."Passou o Verão (feat. Dulce Pontes)"Portuguese6:28
7."Devipravaha (feat. Roopa Mahadevan)"Sanskrit4:39
8."Seirenes (feat. Anonymous 4)"Ancient Greek8:47
9."Haf Gengr Hriðum (feat. Schola Cantorum)"Old Norse4:27
10."Waloyo Yamoni (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)"Lango12:13

Charts

Chart Peak position
US Traditional Classical Albums (Billboard)[2] 1
US World Albums (Billboard)[4] 6
US Classical Albums (Billboard)[5] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 18

References

  1. ^ "The Drop of Dawn". 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Traditional Classical Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The Drop That Contained the Sea". Christopher Tin. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ "World Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Classical Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

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