The Italian Influence
Donald Macleod examines the impact of Italy on England鈥檚 Golden Age and the role of Thomas Morley and his monopoly of printing in the promotion of Italianate styles.
The composers of 16th-century England flourished under the rule of Elizabeth I, rapidly developing a diverse musical culture unparalleled anywhere on the continent, a truly Golden Age for English music. In this week of programmes Donald Macleod explores six composers who were key to this ascent - Thomas Morley, John Bull, Peter Philips, Thomas Weelkes, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Tomkins. These composers were all active at around the same time as the 鈥淔ather of British Musick鈥 William Byrd and John Dowland, and all either studied or worked with Byrd, but they don鈥檛 often receive the same attention as those more famous names. One of the major factors in this English explosion of cultural maturity was the influence of the Italian renaissance. In Tuesday鈥檚 programme, Donald examines the impact of Italy on England鈥檚 Golden Age and the role of Thomas Morley and his monopoly of printing in the promotion of Italianate styles.
Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder: Questi ch'indizio fan del mio tormento (Madrigal from Musica transalpina I, 1588)
La Compagnia del Madrigale
Morley: Now is the month of maying; Sing we and chant it; On a fair morning
Madrigal;
The King鈥檚 Singers
Robert Spencer, lute
Morley: Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices: No. 12 Cruel, Wilt Thou Persever
King鈥檚 Singers
Morley/Philips: Pavan & Galliard (arr. Philips based on Morley鈥檚 originals)
Rose Consort of Viols
Philips: Lasso, non e morir
Cappella Mediterranea
Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, director
Philips: Amarilli (after G. Caccini)
Christopher Hogwood, virginals
Philips: Gaude Maria virgo
Stile Antico
Weelkes: O Care Thou Wilt Dispatch Me (Parts 1 and 2)
Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier, conductor
Weelkes: Come, Sirrah Jack, ho!
The King鈥檚 Singers
Weelkes: Thule, the period of cosmology 鈥 The Andalusian merchant
The Queen's Six
Gibbons: The Silver Swan (c.1611)
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Tomkins: Oft did I marle (c.1622)
I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth, conductor
Produced by Sam Phillips for 成人快手 Wales
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Alfonso Ferrabosco
Questi ch'indizio fan del mio tormento
Ensemble: La Compagnia del Madrigale.- ARCANA A363.
- ARCANA.
- 12.
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Thomas Morley
Now is the month of Maying
Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers.- MOSS MUSIC GROUP.
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Thomas Morley
Now is the Month of Maying
Performer: The King鈥檚 Singers. Performer: Robert Spencer.- WARNER CLASSICS 7777492655.
- WARNER CLASSICS.
- 4.
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Thomas Morley
Sing we and chant it
Performer: The King鈥檚 Singers. Performer: Robert Spencer.- WARNER CLASSICS 7777492655.
- WARNER CLASSICS.
- 15.
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Thomas Morley
On a fair morning
Performer: The King鈥檚 Singers. Performer: Robert Spencer.- WARNER CLASSICS 7777492655.
- WARNER CLASSICS.
- 16.
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Thomas Morley
Cruel, wilt thou persever?
Performer: The King鈥檚 Singers.- WARNER CLASSICS : 9029570282.
- WARNER CLASSICS.
- 4.
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Peter Philips
Pavan and Galliard (based on Morley)
Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols.- VOX REGIS VXR0004.
- VOX REGIS VXR0004.
- 13.
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Peter Philips
Lasso, non e morir
Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea. Conductor: Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n.- Ambronay AMY015.
- Ambronay AMY015.
- 4.
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Peter Philips
Amarilli (after Caccini)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- DECCA 4805597.
- DECCA.
- 1.
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Peter Philips
Gaude Maria virgo
Choir: Stile Antico.- Harmonia Mundi : HMM902266.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 5.
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Thomas Weelkes
O Care thou wilt dispatch me
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- ERATO 5616712.
- ERATO 5616712.
- 13.
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Thomas Weelkes
Come Sirrah Jack, ho!
Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers.- WARNER CLASSICS 7777492655.
- WARNER CLASSICS.
- 12.
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Thomas Weelkes
Thule, the period of cosmographie (The Andalusian Merchant)
Performer: The Queen鈥檚 Six.- Resonus Classics RES10164.
- Resonus Classics RES10164.
- 15.
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Thomas Tomkins
Oft did I marle
Choir: I Fagiolini. Director: Robert Hollingworth.- CHANDOS CHAN0680.
- CHANDOS CHAN0680.
- 11.
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