''Shir Hashirim'' is an album of

vocal music Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but d ...

by John Zorn, written in 2008, recorded in New York City in September 2010, and released on the

Tzadik Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...

label in December 2013.Tzadik Catalog
accessed May 22, 2014 The album features compositions inspired by the Song of Songs and cover art by Auguste Rodin.Discogs album entry
accessed May 22, 2014

Track listing

''All compositions by John Zorn'' # "Kiss Me" - 4:08 # "Rose of Sharon" - 3:11 # "At Night in My Bed" - 3:46 # "How Beautiful You Are" - 3:07 # "I Have Come Into My Garden" - 5:22 # "Where Has Your Lover Gone" - 3:45 # "Dance Again" - 3:36 # "O, If You Were Only My Brother" - 4:07

Personnel

The Sapphites: *Abigail Fischer, Kathryn Mulvehill, Kirsten Sollek, Lisa Bielawa, Martha Cluver -

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Production

*Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer *Scott Hull - mastering *John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

References

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