English Choral Practice, 1400–1650

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511552410

This is the first book to survey the performing practices in English choral music in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the period of the English Reformation. The essays, all written by specialists in the field, consider in depth such areas as the growth and development of the 'church' choir, related issues of vocal tessitura, performing pitch, the systems of pronunciation appropriate for Latin- and English-texted music, and the day-to-day training of choristers. There is also an investigation of the local circumstances under which many of the important manuscripts of the period were compiled, which reveals an unsuspectedly close interrelationship between domestic music and music for the church. In addition, a study of surviving sources reveals that they give little more than a general guide as to their composers' and copyists' intentions.

‘... it is useful indeed to have so much information gathered into one volume.’

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Frontmatter
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List of plates
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General preface
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- By Peter Williams
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Preface
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- By John Morehen, Nottingham 1994
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Abbreviations
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1 - To chorus from quartet: the performing resource for English church polyphony, c. 1390–1559
pp 1-47
- By Roger Bowers
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2 - Editing and performing musica speculativa
pp 48-73
- By Roger Bray
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3 - The sound of Latin in England before and after the Reformation
pp 74-89
- By Alison Wray
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4 - English pronunciation, c. 1500 – c. 1625
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5 - Byrd, Tallis and Ferrabosco
pp 109-142
- By David Wulstan
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6 - John Baldwin and changing concepts of text underlay
pp 143-160
- By David Mateer
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7 - Sacred songs in the chamber
pp 161-179
- By John Milsom
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8 - The education of choristers in England during the sixteenth century
pp 180-199
- By Jane Flynn
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9 - The ‘burden of proof’: the editor as detective
pp 200-220
- By John Morehen
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Index of names and places
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Index of manuscript and printed music sources
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Index of works cited
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of plates
pp viii-viii

General preface
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiv

1 - To chorus from quartet: the performing resource for English church polyphony, c. 1390–1559
pp 1-47

2 - Editing and performing musica speculativa
pp 48-73

3 - The sound of Latin in England before and after the Reformation
pp 74-89

4 - English pronunciation, c. 1500 – c. 1625
pp 90-108

5 - Byrd, Tallis and Ferrabosco
pp 109-142

6 - John Baldwin and changing concepts of text underlay
pp 143-160

7 - Sacred songs in the chamber
pp 161-179

8 - The education of choristers in England during the sixteenth century
pp 180-199

9 - The ‘burden of proof’: the editor as detective
pp 200-220

Index of names and places
pp 221-228

Index of manuscript and printed music sources
pp 229-232

Index of works cited
pp 233-246

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