Completely agree with tjwhite1963's comment. Heard this for the first time on the radio just last week. I actually like this better than the Tallis. Didn't Striggio bring this to England whereupon Tallis heard it and, inspired by it, wrote Spem in Alium?
Dulci, the english royalty ordered Tallis to write a 40 part piece, to show that the english could do the job too. So Tallis wrote indeed Spem, to even excell the work by Striggio.
It is a pity that Striggio did not challenge the rest of Europe to write 40 part pieces...
You will, one day. Perhaps not in this lifetime, though. I imagine that the angels above (if such exist) must sound much like this choir does here, with this music. Suffice it to say that this poor human soul cannot imagine any sound more glorious or sublime than what is heard here.
Superb!
higherpoweredone 4 months ago
plz play this softly and close ur eyes .. ur in heavennnnnnnnnn superbbbbb
1977girish 11 months ago
what a beautiful piece of music
I woke up to this this morning and I couldn't think of a more perfect way to begin a Sunday in bed. Thank you Radio 3!
lewis986 1 year ago
I get to sing this for the first time along with Spem in Alium. Can't wait!!
noodella 2 years ago
Alas, our Renaissance choir hasn't enough singers for this....alas.
DulciJubilo 2 years ago
Completely agree with tjwhite1963's comment. Heard this for the first time on the radio just last week. I actually like this better than the Tallis. Didn't Striggio bring this to England whereupon Tallis heard it and, inspired by it, wrote Spem in Alium?
DulciJubilo 2 years ago
Dulci, the english royalty ordered Tallis to write a 40 part piece, to show that the english could do the job too. So Tallis wrote indeed Spem, to even excell the work by Striggio.
It is a pity that Striggio did not challenge the rest of Europe to write 40 part pieces...
Monrealese 2 years ago
@Monrealese Isn't there a rumour that John Bull, the keyboard composer, wrote another 40 parts to Spem in Alium?
molealto 1 year ago
@molealto I have to look that one up. I know there is an English text from around 1600 to Spem.
Monrealese 1 year ago
@Monrealese Yep. "Sing and glorify heav'n's high majesty."
molealto 1 year ago
@molealto That's the one :) But I havent found the Bull rumour jet.
Monrealese 1 year ago
@DulciJubilo
Striggio wrote a whole mass with 40 voices and the end with 60 if I remember well... and i'll perhaps sing it next year... can't wait to sing that!!!
guimaul69 1 year ago
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rachmaninoffdarts 2 years ago
You will, one day. Perhaps not in this lifetime, though. I imagine that the angels above (if such exist) must sound much like this choir does here, with this music. Suffice it to say that this poor human soul cannot imagine any sound more glorious or sublime than what is heard here.
tjwhite1963 2 years ago
I wonder if I will ever sing something like this
margotlorena 2 years ago
@margotlorena I sang a really freaky arrangement of it for 40 countertenor voices once!
molealto 1 year ago