| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
"The music, structured around Byrd's perfect 4-part Mass, contains motets by Catholic composers, balanced with Protestant anthems celebrating the downfall of the plot, and a commission from the British composer, Francis Pott"--Program notes. |
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Musical works interspersed with the monologue text: The Powder treason : a script in the persona of William Byrd, by Deborah Mackay. |
| Performer |
Sarah Baldock, organ ; King's Singers ; Concordia. |
| Event |
Recorded at St. Andrews Church, Toddington, UK, Mar. 2005. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program and biographical notes in English and text in English and Latin (23 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
George Whitehead's Almand / John Dowland (1:30) -- Mass. Kyrie (1:57) ; A fancie (4:32) ; Mass. Gloria (5:56) / William Byrd -- Ardens est cor meum / Richard Dering (2:39) -- Civitas sancti tui / William Byrd (5:07) -- Ave Maria gratia plena / Peter Philips (2:11) -- Mass. Credo / William Byrd (7:59) -- Sir Henry Umpton's funeral / John Dowland (4:21) -- O Lord how joyful is the king / Thomas Weelkes (8:25) -- From Virgin's womb ; Rejoice, rejoice / William Byrd (2:07) -- M. Bucton's Galliard / John Dowland (1:20) -- Mass. Sanctus ; Benedictus / William Byrd (3:54) -- Master Tresham : his ducke / Francis Pott (13:54) -- Mass. Agnus Dei / William Byrd. |
| Language |
Sung in English or Latin, and spoken in English. |
| Subject |
Gunpowder Plot, 1605 -- Songs and music.
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Gunpowder Plot (1605) |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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Masses.
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Masses.
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| Subject |
Monologues with music (Chorus with chamber orchestra)
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Monologues with music (Chorus with chamber orchestra) |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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| Added Author |
Mackay, Deborah.
Powder treason.
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Baldock, Sarah, instrumentalist.
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Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
Masses, singers (4)
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Dowland, John, 1563?-1626.
Lachrimae. M. George Whitehead his almand.
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Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
Fantasias, keyboard instrument, MB 46.
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Dering, Richard, approximately 1580-1630.
Cantica sacra. Ardens est cor meum.
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Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
Cantiones sacrae, liber 1. Ne irascaris. Civitas sancti tui.
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Philips, Peter, 1561-1628.
Litaniae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Ave Maria gratia plena.
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Dowland, John, 1563?-1626.
Lachrimae. Sir Henry Umptons funerall.
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Weelkes, Thomas, approximately 1575-1623.
O Lord, how joyful is the king.
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Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
Songs of sundrie natures. From Virgin's womb this day did spring. Rejoice, rejoice.
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Dowland, John, 1563?-1626.
Lachrimae. M. Bucton his galiard.
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Pott, Francis, 1957-
Master Tresham.
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Concordia (Viol ensemble), performer.
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| Added Title |
Treason & dischord |
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Treason and dischord |
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William Byrd and the Gunpowder plot |
| Music No. |
SIGCD061 Signum Classics |
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