All Angels All Angels All Angels are a British classical crossover group formed in 2006, consisting of Daisy Chute, Rachel Fabri, Melanie Nakhla and Charlotte Ritchie (who is also a well-known actress starring in shows such as "Fresh Meat"). The group's style is classical crossover music and close harmony arrangement, with a repertoire spanning classical, choral, opera and pop including Franz Schubert's "Ellens dritter Gesang", "Agnus Dei" (the choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings") and the "Sancta Maria intermezzo" from Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana", along with the "Flower Duet" from Léo Delibes' "Lakmé" and the "Barcarolle" from Jacques Offenbach's "The
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta of the xylophone solo that opens the third movement is based on the Fibonacci sequence as this "written-out accelerando/ritardando" uses the rhythm 1:1:2:3:5:8:5:3:2:1:1. The last movement, which begins with notes on the timpani and strummed pizzicato chords on the strings, has the character of a lively folk dance. The popularity of the "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" is demonstrated by the use of themes from this work in films and popular music. The second movement of this work accompanies "Craig's Dance of Despair and Disillusionment" from the film "Being John Malkovich". The Adagio movement was used as the theme