Please note that music files that are linked to are not necessarily the same edition we will be using on the day and therefore there may be some slight differences.
Victoria O quam gloriosum or YouTube SATB
Victoria was the greatest Spanish Renaissance composer and one of the leading figures of church music in the Europe of his day. His joyful O quam gloriosum of 1572, written for All Saints Day (1 November), depicts the glorious vision of the company of heaven. The motet, described by Tovey as the most perfect ever written, starts with a sense of awe, with chords which imitate an organ, but moves into livelier scales on 'gaudent' to suggest the joy of the saints.
Byrd I thought that love had been a boy or YouTube SAATB
From Songs of sundrie natures. It is short and delightful, with a jaunty rhythm and an intriguing and possibly incomplete text. It is one of Byrd's relatively few madrigals and might have originated as a consort song (for solo voice and viols).
Wilbye Love not me for comely grace or YouTube SATB
This exquisite piece starts as if it were a Dowland song but builds by stages into luxuriant polyphony. It's worth looking at in advance if you don't know it.
Morley Hark Alleluia or YouTube SAATBB
This lovely piece is an elegy written on the death of Henry Noel, one of Queen Elizabeth I's courtiers and a likely notable patron of music. It has an elegant and noble spirit and shows the composer at his finest.
Farmer Fair nymphs, I heard one telling or YouTube Also in the Oxford Book of English Madrigals SSAATB
Another celebration of the Virgin Queen and her fair realm, from The Triumphs of Oriana, with plenty of lively imitation between the two soprano parts. Note the conversation between the lower three parts at the start, mellifluous quavers on 'beautify', running fauns, and a stillness around 'amazed'. Farmer was born around 1570 and was for a while organist of Christ Church and St Patrick's cathedrals in Dublin. Other than this contribution to Morley's famous collection, Farmer composed just one collection of four-part madrigals.
Morley Sing we and chant it or YouTube Also in the Oxford Book of English Madrigals SSATB
A lively ballet, advising us to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of friendship and youth. It was directly influenced by Gastoldi's A lieta vita - we're unlikely to have time to look at it but both these YouTube clips are lovely, in their different ways:
YouTube1
YouTube2
Please note that music files that are linked to are not necessarily the same edition we will be using on the day and therefore there may be some slight differences.
Victoria O quam gloriosum or YouTube SATB
Victoria was the greatest Spanish Renaissance composer and one of the leading figures of church music in the Europe of his day. His joyful O quam gloriosum of 1572, written for All Saints Day (1 November), depicts the glorious vision of the company of heaven. The motet, described by Tovey as the most perfect ever written, starts with a sense of awe, with chords which imitate an organ, but moves into livelier scales on 'gaudent' to suggest the joy of the saints.
Byrd I thought that love had been a boy or YouTube SAATB
From Songs of sundrie natures. It is short and delightful, with a jaunty rhythm and an intriguing and possibly incomplete text. It is one of Byrd's relatively few madrigals and might have originated as a consort song (for solo voice and viols).
Wilbye Love not me for comely grace or YouTube SATB
This exquisite piece starts as if it were a Dowland song but builds by stages into luxuriant polyphony. It's worth looking at in advance if you don't know it.
Morley Hark Alleluia or YouTube SAATBB
This lovely piece is an elegy written on the death of Henry Noel, one of Queen Elizabeth I's courtiers and a likely notable patron of music. It has an elegant and noble spirit and shows the composer at his finest.
Farmer Fair nymphs, I heard one telling or YouTube Also in the Oxford Book of English Madrigals SSAATB
Another celebration of the Virgin Queen and her fair realm, from The Triumphs of Oriana, with plenty of lively imitation between the two soprano parts. Note the conversation between the lower three parts at the start, mellifluous quavers on 'beautify', running fauns, and a stillness around 'amazed'. Farmer was born around 1570 and was for a while organist of Christ Church and St Patrick's cathedrals in Dublin. Other than this contribution to Morley's famous collection, Farmer composed just one collection of four-part madrigals.
Morley Sing we and chant it or YouTube Also in the Oxford Book of English Madrigals SSATB
A lively ballet, advising us to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of friendship and youth. It was directly influenced by Gastoldi's A lieta vita - we're unlikely to have time to look at it but both these YouTube clips are lovely, in their different ways:
YouTube1
YouTube2
Please note that music files that are linked to are not necessarily the same edition we will be using on the day and therefore there may be some slight differences.
Victoria O quam gloriosum or YouTube SATB
Victoria was the greatest Spanish Renaissance composer and one of the leading figures of church music in the Europe of his day. His joyful O quam gloriosum of 1572, written for All Saints Day (1 November), depicts the glorious vision of the company of heaven. The motet, described by Tovey as the most perfect ever written, starts with a sense of awe, with chords which imitate an organ, but moves into livelier scales on 'gaudent' to suggest the joy of the saints.
Byrd I thought that love had been a boy or YouTube SAATB
From Songs of sundrie natures. It is short and delightful, with a jaunty rhythm and an intriguing and possibly incomplete text. It is one of Byrd's relatively few madrigals and might have originated as a consort song (for solo voice and viols).
Wilbye Love not me for comely grace or YouTube SATB
This exquisite piece starts as if it were a Dowland song but builds by stages into luxuriant polyphony. It's worth looking at in advance if you don't know it.
Morley Hark Alleluia or YouTube SAATBB
This lovely piece is an elegy written on the death of Henry Noel, one of Queen Elizabeth I's courtiers and a likely notable patron of music. It has an elegant and noble spirit and shows the composer at his finest.
Farmer Fair nymphs, I heard one telling or YouTube Also in the Oxford Book of English Madrigals SSAATB
Another celebration of the Virgin Queen and her fair realm, from The Triumphs of Oriana, with plenty of lively imitation between the two soprano parts. Note the conversation between the lower three parts at the start, mellifluous quavers on 'beautify', running fauns, and a stillness around 'amazed'. Farmer was born around 1570 and was for a while organist of Christ Church and St Patrick's cathedrals in Dublin. Other than this contribution to Morley's famous collection, Farmer composed just one collection of four-part madrigals.
Morley Sing we and chant it or YouTube Also in the Oxford Book of English Madrigals SSATB
A lively ballet, advising us to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of friendship and youth. It was directly influenced by Gastoldi's A lieta vita - we're unlikely to have time to look at it but both these YouTube clips are lovely, in their different ways:
YouTube1
YouTube2
