The Treasury of English Church Music 1545-1650

The period covered by this volume is one of the most eventful and fruitful in the history of English music.

Peter le Huray (Author)

9780521284059, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 August 1982

288 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.52 kg

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.

Introduction
Calendar of events
Notes on the music
The music.

Subject Areas: Music [AV]