The Treasury of English Church Music 1545-1650 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521284059)

The period covered by this volume is one of the most eventful and fruitful in the history of English music. This selection - embracing the motet, festal psalm, anthem, canticle and devotional song - has been edited according to modern scholarly standards, but with the needs of practical performance in mind. The choice of music gives a comprehensive picture of the period, with many well-known works included as outstanding examples of their kind. Less familiar compositions are also featured, and they fill important gaps in the available repertory - notably settings of the Nunc dimittis by Tye, Robert Parsons and Thomas Tomkins, a festal psalm by Tallis, verse anthems by William Mundy and Walter Porter, and full anthems by Amner, Batten, Thomas Tomkins and William Child. A general historical introduction and a calendar of events are supplied, together with notes on each piece and a list of the sources used.

Author: Peter Le Huray
ISBN-10: 0521284058
ISBN-13: 9780521284059
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/12/1982
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.60d