Periods

Renaissance polyphony

Sacred music for voices from roughly 1450 to 1600, in which several independent melodic lines sound together. The composers include Josquin, Palestrina, Byrd, Tallis and Victoria.

10 recordings

The Annunciation by Albert Bouts — Albert Bouts
The Annunciation, c. 1480
Cleveland Museum of Art

Recordings

10 recordings, by composer

Oct 25
The Agincourt Carol (Deo gratias Anglia)
Anonymous (English). 3:57
Gothic Voices, Christopher Page
3:57Listen
Oct 16
Gradualia I: Gaudeamus omnes (Introit for All Saints)
William Byrd. 4:56
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
4:56Listen
Nov 9
Nuper rosarum flores
Guillaume Du Fay. 6:27
Pomerium, Alexander Blachly
6:27Listen
Oct 10
This is the record of John
Orlando Gibbons. 4:08
Charles Daniels (tenor), Fretwork, Magdalena Consort, Peter Harvey
4:08Listen
Sep 3
Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. 1:37
The Tallis Scholars & Peter Phillips
1:37Listen
Sep 22
Sicut cervus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. 3:16
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
3:16Listen
Oct 17
Veni sponsa Christi
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. 3:03
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, George Guest
3:03Listen
Sep 11
If ye love me
Thomas Tallis. 1:59
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
1:59Listen
Oct 28
Mihi autem nimis
Thomas Tallis. 2:35
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
2:35Listen
Sep 26
Officium defunctorum: Versa est in luctum
Tomás Luis de Victoria. 5:23
Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill
5:23Listen