Early English Church Music 56
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book (Hardcover)
| Item no. | 768879 |
| Author/Composer | Thomas Tallis, William Byrd |
| Editor | John Milsom |
| Scope | 496 pages; 24.7 × 32.4 × 0 cm |
| Year of origin | 1575 |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Publisher/Producer | Stainer & Bell |
| Producer No. | EC 56 |
| ISBN | 9790220223808 |
| ISMN | 9790220223808 |
Volume 56 is devoted to a complete edition by John Milsom of the famous Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur published by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd in 1575. This edition includes a comprehensive study of the partbooks themselves, their physical make-up and typography, and the compilation and notation of their contents. It also has complete transcriptions of contrafacta in parallel score, permitting at-a-glance comparisons between the pieces as printed in 1575 and other versions circulating in manuscript.
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