Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m (layout) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
One of the first sets of sacred music printed in England, the Cantiones Sacrae were a joint publication by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis. The dedication to Queen Elizabeth was intended both in gratitude for her granting the composers the sole right to publish music in England, and to mark the 17th year of her reign. To this end, each composer contributed 17 pieces to the collection (although some separate numbering of sections of longer works was required to reach this total). In spite of the composers' initial optimism, the venture was a commercial failure, few copies being sold either at home or in Europe. | One of the first sets of sacred music printed in England (1575), the ''Cantiones Sacrae'' were a joint publication by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis. The dedication to Queen Elizabeth was intended both in gratitude for her granting the composers the sole right to publish music in England, and to mark the 17th year of her reign. To this end, each composer contributed 17 pieces to the collection (although some separate numbering of sections of longer works was required to reach this total). In spite of the composers' initial optimism, the venture was a commercial failure, few copies being sold either at home or in Europe.<br> | ||
At the time of publication, Byrd was about 35 and had recently returned to London from a post in Lincoln; Tallis was about 70. The collection contains relatively new pieces as well as those written some years previously. | At the time of publication, Byrd was about 35 and had recently returned to London from a post in Lincoln; Tallis was about 70. The collection contains relatively new pieces as well as those written some years previously.<br> | ||
Contents of the Cantiones of 1575: | ''Contents of the Cantiones of 1575'': | ||
<br><br> | |||
1 Salvator mundi I | 1 Salvator mundi I<br> | ||
2 Absterge Domine | 2 Absterge Domine<br> | ||
3 In manus tuas (Tallis) | 3 In manus tuas (Tallis)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
4 Emendemus in melius | 4 Emendemus in melius<br> | ||
5 Libera me Domine et pone me | 5 Libera me Domine et pone me<br> | ||
6 Peccantem me quotidie (Byrd) | 6 Peccantem me quotidie (Byrd)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
7 Mihi autem nimis | 7 Mihi autem nimis<br> | ||
8 O nata lux | 8 O nata lux<br> | ||
9 O sacrum convivium (Tallis) | 9 O sacrum convivium (Tallis)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
10 Aspice Domine | 10 Aspice Domine<br> | ||
11 Attolite portas | 11 Attolite portas<br> | ||
12 O lux beata Trinitas (Byrd) | 12 O lux beata Trinitas (Byrd)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
13 Derelinquit impius | 13 Derelinquit impius<br> | ||
14 Dum transisset Sabbatum | 14 Dum transisset Sabbatum<br> | ||
15 Honor virtus et potestas | 15 Honor virtus et potestas<br> | ||
16 Sermone blando (Tallis) | 16 Sermone blando (Tallis)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
17 Laudate pueri | 17 Laudate pueri<br> | ||
18 Memento homo | 18 Memento homo<br> | ||
19 Siderum rector (Byrd) | 19 Siderum rector (Byrd)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
20 Te lucis ante terminum | 20 Te lucis ante terminum<br> | ||
21 Salvator mundi II | 21 Salvator mundi II<br> | ||
22 Candidi facti sunt (Tallis) | 22 Candidi facti sunt (Tallis)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
23 Da mihi auxilium | 23 Da mihi auxilium<br> | ||
24 Domine secundum actum meum | 24 Domine secundum actum meum<br> | ||
25 Diliges Dominum (Byrd) | 25 Diliges Dominum (Byrd)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
26 In ieiunio et fletu | 26 In ieiunio et fletu<br> | ||
27-28 Suscipe quaeso Domine - Si enim iniquitatis (Tallis) | 27-28 Suscipe quaeso Domine - Si enim iniquitatis (Tallis)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
29 Miserere mihi Domine | 29 Miserere mihi Domine<br> | ||
30-32 Tribue Domine - Te deprecor - Gloria Patri | 30-32 Tribue Domine - Te deprecor - Gloria Patri<br> | ||
33 Libera me Domine de morte aeterna (Byrd) | 33 Libera me Domine de morte aeterna (Byrd)<br> | ||
<br> | |||
34 Miserere nostri (Tallis) | 34 Miserere nostri (Tallis)<br> | ||
--[[User:DaveF|DaveF]] 04:51, 22 January 2006 (PST) | --[[User:DaveF|DaveF]] 04:51, 22 January 2006 (PST) | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 23 January 2006
One of the first sets of sacred music printed in England (1575), the Cantiones Sacrae were a joint publication by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis. The dedication to Queen Elizabeth was intended both in gratitude for her granting the composers the sole right to publish music in England, and to mark the 17th year of her reign. To this end, each composer contributed 17 pieces to the collection (although some separate numbering of sections of longer works was required to reach this total). In spite of the composers' initial optimism, the venture was a commercial failure, few copies being sold either at home or in Europe.
At the time of publication, Byrd was about 35 and had recently returned to London from a post in Lincoln; Tallis was about 70. The collection contains relatively new pieces as well as those written some years previously.
Contents of the Cantiones of 1575:
1 Salvator mundi I
2 Absterge Domine
3 In manus tuas (Tallis)
4 Emendemus in melius
5 Libera me Domine et pone me
6 Peccantem me quotidie (Byrd)
7 Mihi autem nimis
8 O nata lux
9 O sacrum convivium (Tallis)
10 Aspice Domine
11 Attolite portas
12 O lux beata Trinitas (Byrd)
13 Derelinquit impius
14 Dum transisset Sabbatum
15 Honor virtus et potestas
16 Sermone blando (Tallis)
17 Laudate pueri
18 Memento homo
19 Siderum rector (Byrd)
20 Te lucis ante terminum
21 Salvator mundi II
22 Candidi facti sunt (Tallis)
23 Da mihi auxilium
24 Domine secundum actum meum
25 Diliges Dominum (Byrd)
26 In ieiunio et fletu
27-28 Suscipe quaeso Domine - Si enim iniquitatis (Tallis)
29 Miserere mihi Domine
30-32 Tribue Domine - Te deprecor - Gloria Patri
33 Libera me Domine de morte aeterna (Byrd)
34 Miserere nostri (Tallis)
--DaveF 04:51, 22 January 2006 (PST)