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Ceremony And Devotion: Music For The Tudors

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Details

Composer
BYRD SHEPPARD TALLIS
Artist
Ceremony & Devotion
Format
CD
Label
Coro
Released
Feb 01, 2010
Catalog #
COR16077
UPC
828021607721

About

2011 Grammy Nomination for Best Small Ensemble Performance. "Christopher's choir, The Sixteen, is arguably the most visible professional choral ensemble in Britain" The Times (London) Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time as Henry VIII, who had split with Rome, was succeeded by his young son Edward VI, then by the ardent Catholic, Mary, and finally by the Protestant, Elizabeth I. Composers of the day, such as William Byrd, John Sheppard and Thomas Tallis, were required to adapt to rapidly changing musical requirements and it is testament to their incredible skill and musical mastery that they produced such magnificent works in such troubled times. At the heart of this programme are Sheppard's monumental Media vita in morte sumus and Byrd's deeply personal setting of Infelix ego. Set amongst these exceptional masterpieces are Byrd's joyful motets Laudibus in sanctis and Haec dies, and one of the gems of this recording - Tallis' Miserere nostri.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Veni Creator Spiritus 04:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Veni Creator Spiritus
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  2. 2 Laudibus in sanctis 05:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Laudibus in sanctis
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  3. 3 Sacris solemniis iuncta sit gaudia 08:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sacris solemniis iuncta sit gaudia
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    John Sheppard
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  4. 4 Jesu salvator saeculi 04:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Jesu salvator saeculi
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  5. 5 Media vita in morte sumus … Nunc dimittis 24:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Media vita in morte sumus … Nunc dimittis
    Duration
    24:31
    Composer
    John Sheppard
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  6. 6 Miserere nostri 02:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Miserere nostri
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis, William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  7. 7 Liber primus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones sacrae): Domine, praestolamur 06:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Liber primus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones sacrae): Domine, praestolamur
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  8. 8 Jam Christus astra ascenderat 04:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Jam Christus astra ascenderat
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  9. 9 Sacred songs (Cantiones Sacrae), Book II: Haec Dies 02:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sacred songs (Cantiones Sacrae), Book II: Haec Dies
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  10. 10 Infelix ego 12:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    Infelix ego
    Duration
    12:24
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers