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Table of Contents:

• Abbreviations
• Introduction. Sources ; Cantus firmus techniques and metrical structure ; Counterpoint and musica ficta ; Alternatim practice ; Composers / David Mateer ; The English organ
• Editorial practice and performance issues.
• Part one. Music from 29996, first section. Fourteen settings of Miserere. 1. Miserere / Philip ap Rhys ; 2. Miserere / John Redford ; 3. Miserere / E. Strowger ; 4. Miserere / John Redford ; 5. Miserere / Anonymous ; 6. Miserere / [John Redford] ; 7. Miserere / Anonymous ; 8. Miserere / Anonymous ; 9. Miserere / Anonymous ; 10. Miserere / Kyrton ; 11. Miserere / Anonymous ; 12. Miserere / Anonymous ; 13. Miserere / John Redford ; 14. Miserere / Anonymous
• Four hymns for Compline. 15. Salvator mundi Domine / Anonymous ; 16. Salvator mundi Domine / Anonymous ; 17. Te lucis ante terminum / Anonymous ; 18. Christe qui lux es et dies / John Redford
• Three hymns for Sundays after the Octave of Epiphany. 19. Primo dierum omnium / John Redford ; 20. Eterne rerum conditor / John Redford ; 21. Lucis Creator optime / Anonymous
• Four miscellaneous hymns. 22. Conditor alme siderum / John Redford ; 23. Verbum supernum prodiens / John Redford ; 24. Iste confessor / Anonymous ; 25. Veni redemptor gentium / [John Redford]
• Four miscellaneous hymns. 26. Deus Creator omnium / John Redford ; 27. Christe Redemptor omnium / John Redford ; 28. A solis ortus cardine / John Redford ; 29. Chorus nove Hierusalem / Anonymous
• Four antiphons to Nunc dimittis. 30. Glorificamus / Anonymous ; 31. Glorificamus / Anonymous ; 32. Lucem tuam / John Redford ; 33. Lucem tuam / Richard Wynslate
• Two settings of Te deum laudamus. 34. Te deum laudamus / John Redford ; 35. Te deum laudamus / Avery Burnett
• 36. [Magnificat] / Anonymous
• Mass for Trinity Sunday. 37. Deus Creator omnium / Philip ap Rhys ; 38. Gloria in excelsis deo / Philip ap Rhys ; 39. Benedictus sit / Philip ap Rhys ; 40. Sanctus / [Philip ap Rhys] ; 41. Angus dei / Philip ap Rhys
• Five settings of Offertory chants. 42. Precatus est Moyses / John Redford ; 43. Iustus ut palma / John Redford ; 44. Exultabunt sancti / John Thorne ; 45. Reges Tharsis / Thomas Preston ; 46. Letamini in domino / Robert Coxsun
• Five settings of Offertory chants. 47. Felix namque es / John Redford ; 48. Felix namque es / Philip ap Rhys ; 49. Felix namque es / John Redford ; 50. Veritas mea / Robert Coxsun ; 51. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston
• Part two. Music from 29996, second section. Two settings of Offertory chants. 52. Diffusa est gratia / Thomas Preston ; 53. Benedictus sit / Thomas Preston
• Seven settings of Felix namque es. 54. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston ; 55. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston ; 56. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston ; 57. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston ; 58. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston ; 59. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston ; 60. Felix namque es / Thomas Preston
• Two pieces for the feast of St. Lawrence. 61. Beatus Laurentius / Thomas Preston ; 62. Confessio et puchritudo / Thomas Preston
• Mass for Easter Day. 63. Resurrexi / Thomas Preston ; 64. Hec dies / Thomas Preston ; 65. Alleluya [Pascha nostrum] / Thomas Preston ; 66. Fulgens preclara [incomplete] / Thomas Preston.

Contributors:

Caldwell, John, 1938- , editor, transcriber

Mateer, David , writer of foreward, writer of added commentary, editor

British Library

Languages:

Latin
English

Language Notes:

Latin words in the plainsong and hymns.
Staff notation.

Related Works:

Manuscript [British Library] > Additional 29996

Related Series:

Early English church music (Complete); [volume] 65

Subjects:

Antiphons (Music)

Te Deum laudamus (Music)

Masses — Instrumental settings

Organ masses — England — 16th century

Offertories (Music) — Instrumental settings

Easter music

Genres:

Hymns

Antiphons (Music)

Masses

Offertories (Music)

Easter music

Scores

Performance Medium:

1 performer: organ
Singer; organ

General Notes:

Organ compositions from approximately 1520 to 1560, mainly selected from Add. MS 29996 and preserved in the British Library, London.
Foreword, acknowledgements, introduction and editorial notes in English.
Critical notes preceding each group of settings in English.
Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

1 score (xxxvi, 206 pages) ; 25 x 33 cm.

Call Numbers:

M2 .E12

ISBNs:

9780852499719
085249971X

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Music Number: 9790220228520
Publisher Number, Stainer and Bell: EC 65

OCLC Numbers:

1420796603