Gibbons: Church music

The Clerkes of Oxenford

CAL 9611

David Wulstan has taken scholarly care in tracing and reconstructing the scores and the texts of several pieces heard here. He has also taken an "authentic" approach to the voicings used, using some very fine boy trebles for the very high parts, and countertenors for the "mean" parts as was common practice in the 16th Century, and giving a recognisably "English" choral sound. • Several of these compositions for use in the Church live on to this day as hymn tunes. His Hymne or Song No. 1 was first used for the hymn Now Shall the Praises of the Lord be Sung and nowadays is better known as the tune for Eternal Ruler of the Ceaseless Round and more recently for Where is Death's Sting, We Were Not Born to Die. It is also used for the Communion hymn O Thou, Who at Thy Eucharist Did Pray. Song 20 is used for My Lord, my Life, my Love, Song 5 for Father of Heaven, Whose Love Profound, for Strong Son of God, Immortal Love, and Song 22 for Love of the Father, Love of God the Song • Song 9 is used for the hymn Victim Divine, Thy Grace we claim. Sung here as Come, Kiss Me With Those Lips Of Thine it is more generally known as Song 34, Angels' Song for the hymn Forth in Thy name, O Lord I go. Song 13 is used for Jesu, Grant me This, I Pray, No.67 for Give Me the Wings of Faith, Song 24 for O Word Immortal of Eternal God. Song 4 has been used for the 20th Century hymn Come, Risen Lord, and Deign to be our Guest.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Calliope

08-06-1987

3149025000255