| Description |
1 score (xxiv, 28 pages) : illustrations ; 30 cm |
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score |
| Note |
For 3-5 unaccompanied voices; probably originally intended for male sopranos and altos, tenors and basses. Includes the complete musical contents of the early 16th century manuscript choirbook, with reproductions of the illuminations. |
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Cover title. |
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The introduction discusses the political and attribution aspects of the manuscript, including the possibility that a substantial portion of the music was composed by the prominent English lawyer, diplomat, and cleric Richard Sampson; cf. the entry Sampson in the New Grove dictionary of music. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Salve radix -- Psallite felices / (Richard) Sampson -- Sub tuum presidium / Benedictus de Opitiis -- Quam pulcra es / (Richard) Sampson -- Hec est preclarum vas -- Beati omnes. |
| Note |
Plate no.: RCM30. |
| Language |
Latin words, also printed as texts with English translations. |
| Subject |
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied. |
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Motets -- 16th century.
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Motets. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Genre/Form |
Motets.
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Motets.
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Scores.
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Scores.
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| Added Author |
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
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Parsons, Anna.
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Sandon, Nick.
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Sampson, Richard, -1554.
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British Library.
Manuscript. Royal 11 E XI.
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| Added Title |
Motets for Henry VIII from London, British Library, Royal MS 11 E. XI |
| Music No. |
RCM30 Antico Edition |
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