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John Taverner: His Life and Music

John Taverner: His Life and Music

  • Author: Benham, Hugh
This outstanding volume is a welcome addition to the resurgent literature on pre-Reformation English music More…

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$78.25

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Contents

  • Contents: Introduction
  • The life of John Taverner
  • The sources of Taverner's music
  • Some performance issues
  • Music and worship, with a catalogue of Taverner's work
  • Taverner's musical background
  • Taverner's style and technique: Gaude Plurimum
  • Ave Dei Patris Filia and O Splendor Gloriae
  • Mater Christi, O Christe Jesu Pastor Bone and the incomplete antiphons
  • The masses Gloria Tibi Trinitas, Corona Spinea, and O Michael
  • The masses for five and four voices
  • Music for the Office
  • The songs, and Quemadmodum
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Discography
  • Index.