John Taverner was the leading composer of church music under Henry VIII. His contributions to the mass and votive antiphon are varied, distinguished and sometimes innovative; he has left more important settings for the office than any of his predecessors, and even a little secular music survives. Hugh Benham provides a full-length study of the composer. He places the music in context, with the help of biographical information, discussion of Taverner's place in society and an explanation of how each piece was used in the pre-Reformation church services. He investigates the musical language of Taverner's predecessors as background for a fresh examination and appraisal of the music, in the course of which he traces similarities with the work of younger composers. Issues confronting the performer are considered, and the music is also approached from the listener's point of view, initially through close analytical inspection of the celebrated votive antiphon "Gaude Plurimum".
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John Taverner, one of England's most important composers, was the outstanding figure between John Dunstaple (c.1390-1453) and Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Agnus Dei, Ave Dei Patris, Cardinal College, Christe Jesu, Ave Maria, Sancte Deus, Lady Mass, Lbl Add, Prudens Virgo, Holy Communion, John Baldwin, Tattershall Collegiate Church, Jesu Christe, Virgin Mary, Alleluia Veni, Domine Deus, Trinity Sunday, Gloria Patri, Guild of St Mary, Lamb of God, Master Taverner, Sancto Spiritu, Chapel Royal, John Copley, Mass of the Name of Jesus New!
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John Taverner, one of England's most important composers, was the outstanding figure between John Dunstaple (c.1390-1453) and Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Agnus Dei, Ave Dei Patris, Cardinal College, Christe Jesu, Ave Maria, Sancte Deus, Lady Mass, Lbl Add, Prudens Virgo, Holy Communion, John Baldwin, Tattershall Collegiate Church, Jesu Christe, Virgin Mary, Alleluia Veni, Domine Deus, Trinity Sunday, Gloria Patri, Guild of St Mary, Lamb of God, Master Taverner, Sancto Spiritu, Chapel Royal, John Copley, Mass of the Name of Jesus New!
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- Dictionary Of Music And Musicians (9 Volumes)) (Music Book Index) by Sir George Grove on 6 pages
- Church Music by William Byrd on 5 pages
- Tudor Church Music (Da Capo Press Music Reprint Series) by Denis William Stevens on 4 pages
- History Of English Music by Henry Davey on page 267, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Elizabethan Music and Musical Criticism by Morrison Comegys Boyd in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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