The Drop That Contained the Sea explained

The Drop That Contained the Sea
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Christopher Tin
Cover:	The Drop That Contained the Sea Cover Art.jpg
Genre:	World
Label:	Tin Works
Prev Title:	Calling All Dawns
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	To Shiver the Sky
Next Year:	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.

The album consists of 10 commissioned works based on the theme of water, each sung in a different language.^[2] 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.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Traditional Classical Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1
US World Albums (Billboard)^[4]	6
US Classical Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	18

External links

• Interview with Tin on Minnesota Public Radio
• Interview with Tin on PRI's The World

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Drop of Dawn. 13 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031133629/http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/4/13/0830/PM/The-Drop-of-Dawn-The-Music-of-Christopher-Tin/. 31 October 2014.
2. Web site: The Drop That Contained the Sea. Christopher Tin. 1 February 2018.
3. Web site: Traditional Classical Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014 . Billboard . October 3, 2020 . subscription.
4. Web site: World Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014 . Billboard . October 3, 2020 . subscription.
5. Web site: Classical Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014 . Billboard . October 3, 2020 . subscription.
6. Web site: Heatseekers Albums Chart: The week of May 24, 2014 . Billboard . October 3, 2020 . subscription.