to have been composed mostly in the 1520s and 30s, is firmly in the medieval Catholic tradition; this is the subject of Peter Maxwell Davies’s (1934–2016) opera of 1975. Taverner was the unwitting founder of the In nomine, a type of contrapuntal fantasy built around a theme which appears in the Benedictus movement from his famous Mass Missa Gloria ...
Jesu Christi am Kreuz (‘The Seven Words of Jesus Christ on the Cross’, c. 1645). The Weinachtshistorie (‘Christmas Story’, 1660) also demonstrates his talent for orchestration. Recommended Recording: Weihnachtshistorie, Taverner Consort, Choir and Players (dir) Andrew Parrott (Virgin/Erato) Introduction | Early Baroque | Classical Personalities | Alessandro Stradella | Early Baroque | Classical ...
Love Me’, of an ineffably sweet simplicity. Recommended Recording: Spem in alium and other motets, Tallis Scholars (dir) Peter Phillips (Gimell) Introduction | Renaissance | Classical Personalities | John Taverner | Renaissance | Classical ...
and are considered the epitome of the Renaissance Mass style. England’s strong tradition developed rather separately from that on the continent; among the most beautiful English Masses are those by Taverner and Byrd. The Spanish ‘Golden Age’ Artistic and cultural life flourished in Spain during the reigns of Charles I, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Philip II ...
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