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A survey of the huge importance of Thomas Tallis, the `Father of Church Music', on Victorian musical life.
In Victorian England, Tallis was ever-present: in performances of his music, in accounts of his biography, and through his representation in physical monuments. Known in the nineteenth century as the 'Father of English Church Music', Tallis occupies a central position in the history of the music of the Anglican Church.
This book examines in detail the reception of two works that lie at the stylistic extremes of his output: Spem in alium, revived in the 1830s, though generally not greatly admired, and the Responses, which were very popular. A close study of the performances, manuscripts and editions of these works casts light on the intersections between the antiquarian, liturgical and aesthetic goals of nineteenth-century editors and musicians. By tracing Tallis's reception in nineteenth-century England, the author charts the hold Tallis had on the Victorians and the ways in which Anglican - and English - identity was defined and challenged.
Dr SUE COLE is a research associate at the Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne.
In Victorian England, Tallis was ever-present: in performances of his music, in accounts of his biography, and through his representation in physical monuments. Known in the nineteenth century as the 'Father of English Church Music', Tallis occupies a central position in the history of the music of the Anglican Church.
This book examines in detail the reception of two works that lie at the stylistic extremes of his output: Spem in alium, revived in the 1830s, though generally not greatly admired, and the Responses, which were very popular. A close study of the performances, manuscripts and editions of these works casts light on the intersections between the antiquarian, liturgical and aesthetic goals of nineteenth-century editors and musicians. By tracing Tallis's reception in nineteenth-century England, the author charts the hold Tallis had on the Victorians and the ways in which Anglican - and English - identity was defined and challenged.
Dr SUE COLE is a research associate at the Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne.
Price: $120.00
Pages: 232
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Publication Date:
19 June 2008
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781843833802
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
MUSIC / History & Criticism, History of music, Music reviews and criticism
Cole has provided a useful and innovative model for further approaches to the study of earlier music. This book is thus to be recommended not only to admirers of Tallis, but to all with an interest in the history of English music.
Introduction
`It is here that we must look for Tallis': Tallis's music
`Such a man as Tallis': Tallis the man
`This Mistake of a Barbarous Age': Spem in alium
`A Solid Rock of Harmony': The Preces and Responses
`The Englishman's Harmony': Tallis and national identity
Conclusion
Bibliography
`It is here that we must look for Tallis': Tallis's music
`Such a man as Tallis': Tallis the man
`This Mistake of a Barbarous Age': Spem in alium
`A Solid Rock of Harmony': The Preces and Responses
`The Englishman's Harmony': Tallis and national identity
Conclusion
Bibliography