James I's Chapel Royal and the short life of Orlando Gibbons
Donald Macleod explores the Chapel Royal and the increasing importance of Orlando Gibbons in James I鈥檚 court.
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. The Chapel Royal played an important role in musical life under James I. In Thursday鈥檚 programme, Donald explores the Chapel Royal and the increasing importance of Orlando Gibbons in James I鈥檚 court.
Bull: Coranto - Alarm
The Canadian Brass
Weelkes: O Lord, Grand the King a Long Life
The Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Fretwork
David Skinner, conductor
Gibbons: Fantasia No 5 in G minor
Robert Wooley, organ
Gibbons: O Clap your hands
The Clerkes of Oxenford
David Wulstan, conductor
Gibbons: Lord Salisbury鈥檚 Pavan and Galliard from Parthenia
Alina Rotaru, virginals
Bull: Pavan & Galliard 鈥淪t Thomas Wake鈥�
Alina Rotaru, virginals
Gibbons: Nay Let me weep (Part 1)
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley, conductor
Tomkins: Know You Not
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Gibbons: O Lord in thy Wrath, Rebuke me Not
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly, conductor
Produced by Sam Phillips for 成人快手 Wales
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John Bull
Coranto: Alarm
Performer: Canadian Brass Band.- CBS MK45792.
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Thomas Weelkes
O Lord, Grant the King a Long Life
Performer: Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Performer: Cambridge & Fretwork. Narrator: David Skinner.- OBSIDIAN CD708.
- OBSIDIAN CD708.
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Orlando Gibbons
Fantasia No 5 in G minor
Performer: Robert Wooley.- CHANDOS CHAN0559.
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Orlando Gibbons
O Clap Your Hands
Ensemble: Clerkes Of Oxenford. Conductor: David Wulstan.- CALLIOPE CAL4611.
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Orlando Gibbons
Lord Salisbury's Pavan and Galliard from Parthenia
Performer: Alina Rotaru.- DORIAN DSL92208.
- DORIAN DSL92208.
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John Bull
Pavan and Galliard 'St Thomas Wake'
Performer: Alina Rotaru.- DORIAN DSL92208.
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Orlando Gibbons
Nay Let Me Weep (1st part)
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke. Director: Anthony Rooley.- DECCA 4767227.
- DECCA 4767227.
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Thomas Tomkins
Know Ye Not
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro : CORSACD16016.
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Orlando Gibbons
O Lord in Thy Wrath Rebuke Me Not
Choir: Oxford Camerata. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.- NAXOS 8553130.
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