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Tallis and Byrd's Cantiones Sacrae (1575): A Sacred Argument

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"Thomas Tallis's and William Byrd's Cantiones, quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (songs, which by their argument are called sacred) of 1575 is one of the first sets of sacred music printed in England. It is widely recognized as a landmark achievement in English music history. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I to mark the seventeenth year of her reign, each composer contributed seventeen motets to the collection, which proved to be greatly influential among the era's composers"--

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Tallis and Byrd's Cantiones Sacrae (1575): A Sacred Argument 2023, Boydell Press, Woodbridge

ISBN-13: 9781837650453

Hardcover