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John Taverner - Imperatrix Inferni Ref: CD707

Votive Antiphons and Ritual Music

John Taverner (d. 1545) is, arguably, the most famous of all early Tudor composers, and one who had a rather colourful musical and political career. His music represents the final flowering of late medieval English polyphony before the onslaught of mid 16th-century Reformation. Much of the music on this recording centres around Taverner's earlier career, including the three surviving large-scale Votive Antiphons. Included, too, is his sumptuous six-part Quemadmodum, which stylistically foreshadows true 'Renaissance' composition in England.

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Cantiones Sacrae 1575 - 2CD set Ref: CD706

In 1575 Thomas Tallis, then an ‘aged man’, and his pupil
and friend William Byrd, who was in his mid to late 30s,
paid tribute to Elizabeth I by selecting 17 motets each for
their Cantiones Sacrae (‘Sacred Songs’), the first major
printed collection of music to be published in England.
Many of these works have since become staple in the
repertoire of church and chamber choirs throughout the
world. This is the first recording to present the Cantiones
in their entirety, by the same group of singers, and in the
composers’ original order of publication.
Alamire and Obsidian Records are very grateful for the
financial support of Mrs Patricia Brown, without whose
help this project would not have been possible.

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Henry's Music

Ref: CD705

On 24 June 1509 Henry Tudor was crowned the eighth English king of that name. His early reign was seen by all as a new Golden Age, full of opulence, splendour, majesty and harmony. While Henry;s reputation is today largely that of the tyrant, in the first 20 years of his reign he was perhaps one of the greatest royual patrons of the musical arts in all of Europe. This recording, produced in conjunction with the various 'Henry's Music' celebrations in 2009, contains works written for Henry and by Henry. Alamire, Andrew Lwarence-King, Quintessential, and mezzo-soprano Clare Wilkinson combine to offer a fitting tribute to England's most musical king.

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Senfl

Ref: CD704

17 tracks, 67 min

From the ancient church of St Emmeram in Regensburg, Bavaria, comes this new recording of music for the Emperor Maximilian I. An Easter Mass by court composer Ludwig Senfl (c1486-1543) is sung by the acclaimed Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. They are joined on this occasion by QuintEssential, playing ancient brass instruments. Plus solo songs and harp music with Andrew Lawrence-King, harp, and vocal soloists including stunning bass Robert Macdonald.

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Josquin Desprez - Missa D'ung aultre amer, Motets & Chansons Ref: CD701

20 tracks 68 min
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]osquin Desprez is widely recognized as the greatest of the Renaissance master musicians. He set the standard for the various compositional techniques borrowed and utilized by most composers of his generation and beyond, and became an iconic figure whose art captivated musicians and scholars for centuries. This recording centres around some of Josquin’s earliest works, and, in particular, his fascination with the D’ung aultre amer rondeau composed by his teacher Johannes Ockeghem. Also included are some of his most popular motets and chansons performed here by a solo voice (Clare Wilkinson) with renaissance harp (Andrew Lawrence-King).

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Thomas Tomkins: These Distracted Times Ref: CD702

17 tracks 68 min
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The political intrigue of the early 17th century culminated with the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the beginning of the Commonwealth led by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Thomas Tomkins, the greatest composer of that age, wrote a pavan for ‘these distracted times’ shortly after the King’s execution. This CD provides a mixture of Tomkin’s church and chamber music that soothed troubled souls during these turbulent years. The recording was made in the chapel of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where Cromwell was a student and where his severed head remains.

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Phiippe Verdelot: Madrigals for a Tudor King Ref: CD703

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Philippe Verdelot was the most important composer of Italian madrigals in the early 16th century and recognized as the greatest innovator of the genre. A Frenchman, he occupied several important musical posts in Italy, including the Florentine posts of maestro di cappella at the Baptistry of S. Maria del Fiore and the great Duomo itself. In the mid 1520s, during his time in Florence, a set of part-books were assembled, probably under Verdelot's supervision, for the court of Henry VIII. Most, if not all, of the works were composed by Verdelot. This is the first recording of the complete madrigals in the collection, which stands not only as the most exceptional of diplomatic musical gifts but is also an important source for the history of the early madrigal.

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