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In June another group of 40 singers, all names known to lovers of English 16th-century music, came together as a new ensemble, Magnificat, under Philip Cave, to make a high definition digital recording.
I cannot recall ever having heard a performance of the contrafactum the practice of borrowing a song from one sphere and making it suitable for use in another by the substitution of words let alone both versions, the Latin Spem in alium and the English Sing and glorify presented side by side, by the same 40 singers. This naturally invites comparison, not only with existing recordings of Spem in alium , but also of the motet itself and its contrafactum.
We know that Tallis himself was not averse to using the same material for completely different purposes. But here the question of suitability by whoever made the contrafactum cannot be avoided. Something joyfully heroic would surely be required for such an occasion.
Yet Spem in alium is a cry of supplication, marvellously set by the composer. The choir has ordered its dynamics with skill, ending on a fervent note of imploration.
Sorry, this image isn't available for this licence. Not long after his dismissal from Waltham, Tallis was appointed a gentleman of the Chapel Royal [in the court of King Henry VIII ]; and thenceforward he laboured so zealously for the advancement of his art that the English school owes more to him than to any other composer of the 16th century. Six years later, Tallis went to Waltham Abbey in Essex. Northumberland Henry Percy, 4. By contrast, the Latin text for which the music was created and so powerfully expressed by Tallis, is very naturally the one that grips our attention and fires our emotions. Gat impressed by North. If is associated with an Alamy account you'll receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password.
A fascinating experiment by the choir, who expose the contrafactum for what it really is! By contrast, the Latin text for which the music was created and so powerfully expressed by Tallis, is very naturally the one that grips our attention and fires our emotions.
If asked which of all these recordings succeeds best, it is the one by Magnificat that still, to my ears, demonstrates most assuredly and with clarity the detail and the impact of this amazing music. To listen to that recording is to find yourself, as it were, within the score , moving from part to part, crossing over from one group of choirs to another, and then finally responding to the overwhelming sound of the full chorus of 40 voices, each with its own individuality.
It's the undercover tallis ," said Schildkret, referring to the Jewish prayer shawl he wore as a teenager. This motet was probably composed around for performance at the Elizabethan Royal Court where Tallis was employed. Three Renaissance Pieces arranged for horn quartets.
Flemeth, Tallis , the Warden and Champion of Kirkwall may get some interesting cameos by fall of Dragon Age 3 Inquisition: His grandfather, William 'Bill' Tallis , joined the Warwickshire Regiment in , when he was 20 years old. Gat impressed by North. Neuromania, Darwinitis, and the Misrepresentation of Humanity, by Raymond Tallis , paperback, pp.
Neuromania, Darwinitis, and the Misrepresentation of Humanity. Tallis and the Sarum Rite are facilitators of a sound experience; the installation, though often described as 'transcendent' or 'spiritual', is not sacred art, just as the Fuentiduena Chapel is no longer consecrated space. An Immortal Legacy The Sixteen [