The Sixteen sing "Verbum caro factum est"

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Harry Christophers leads The Sixteen in the 6-part motet "Verbum caro factum est" by the Tudor composer John Sheppard.

The paintings are by the English landscape artist John Constable.

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[ScientiaVeritasEtLux]

I think this is actually the Clerkes of Oxenford, not The Sixteen.

[inwit]

That is not what it says on the tin.

[ScientiaVeritasEtLux]

Can somebody please point me in the direction of other artists/groups that make music like this? I love the "monk"-sounding voices and I especially love when the women hit the very high notes. This is my new favorite type of music and I must have more of it.

[inwit]

Groups: The Sixteen / Harry Christophers; The Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips; The Cardinall's Musick / Andrew Carwood; The Clerkes of Oxenford / David Wulstan; Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly.

Treble/Mean/Soprano Soloists: Deborah Roberts, Tessa Bonner, Sally Dunkley, Ruth Dean, Mary Seers, Emma Kirkby, Gillian Fisher, Carolyn Sampson.

[inwit]

(. . . continued)

But since this is written-out music, not improvised, the choice of composer is at least as important:

Composers: John Sheppard, Robert Fayrfax, John Taverner (not to be confused with John Tavener), Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Josquin des Pres, Giovanni Palestrina ('Missa Papae Marcelli'), Giorgio Allegri ('Miserere', the Four Seasons of a capella music), to name a few in no particular order.

[NneckN]

Possibly the only Youtube video without abuse and swearing and disagreement in the comments?

[albrugar]

Maravilloso!! Gracias inwit

[telucis1]

@ScientiaVeritasEtLux

It's not the Clerkes but it may be the Tallis Scholars. Composers: John Sheppard (C.1515-C.1559)

Conductors: Peter Phillips Original Release Date: December 1, 1989 Label: Gimell Records

or The Sixteen CORO 16001 The Flowering of Genius

Fransisco Guerrero, Thomas Tallis, Tomás Luis de Victoria, John Sheppard, Philip de Monte, William Byrd

I suspect from the tempo and bite that it's The Sixteen.

[telucis1]

The high treble line (used by Sheppard and others) was unique to the English compositional style of the period and much admired by composers and others from the continent with English choirs traveling there to perform. Also typically characteristic, many of Sheppard's Gyffard and Christ Church partbook compositions employed the use of two countertenor parts.

[JohnnyNorfolk]

Just wonderful.They knew nothing in the past did they !!!

[benedetti]

@lysager I totally agree with you....(Trio Medieval) by the way: read the book by Mr Eric Siblin The Cello Suites..great work!

[indigochild290858]

*****

[lysager]

I would recommend the Rose Ensemble, Trio Medieval, and Anonymous 4. They are also lovely voices and do much ancient sacred music.

[JohnnyNorfolk]

2 people forgot to turn the sound on.

[1638063]

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الله يخذكم يالنصارة حرم الي تسوة مريم هي صديقة بس وعيسى علية السلام رسوال الله جعل مريم تحمل عيسى ليكون معجزة لله سبحانة توبو وستغفرو ربكم انهو كان توبة يالله توب قبل يوم الوعيد

[debttopleasure]

Inwit´s suggestion is excellent if leaning a bit on the british side of things, though. I would add Paul Von Nevel´s Huelgas Ensemble and also the Collegium Vocale Gent, conducted by Phillip Herreweghe, gracefully sliding between renaissance polyphony and marvelous J.S. Bach´s performances.

¿More important composers? Gombert, Brummel, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Cristobal de Morales, Guerrero and, perhaps one extraordinay composer: Carlo Gesualdo, prince of Venosa and jealous killer.