Christopher Tye's imitation style is characterized by a particularly dense texture, as heard in the Missa 'Euge bone' and the motet 'Omnes gentes plaudite manibus'.
Performer Biography
The Oxford Camerata, the performing group on this album, was formed by Jeremy Summerly to meet the demand for choral groups specializing in Renaissance music.
Compositional Technique
Christopher Tye's Missa 'Euge bone' is unusual for its stylistic range, including a Sanctus that moves from simple dramatic declamation to polyphony with close imitation.
Composer Biography
William Mundy, another composer on this album, served at St. Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal, placing him close to the center of power.
Composer Biography
Christopher Tye, a composer featured on this album, was educated at Cambridge and tutored the young Prince Edward, while also serving as Master of Choristers at Ely Cathedral.
Compositional Technique
Christopher Tye's music shows a composer ready to adapt to the musical tastes of the time, demonstrating both large-scale melismatic freedom and attractive simplicity in English anthems.
Composer Biography
According to a 17th-century play, King Henry VIII greatly admired Christopher Tye, calling him "England's one God, one Truth, one Doctor for music's art."
You might also enjoy...
Guerrero: Missa De la batalla escoutez & Other Works
The Golden Age - Siglo de Oro
Victoria: O magnum mysterium & Ascendens Christus in altum
Morales: Requiem - Music for Philip II
Victoria: Missa Dum complerentur & Other Sacred Music
Una poesia muta. Art in Early Cinquecento Venice
Guerrero: Missa de la batalla escoutez
Christmas Music from Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Des Prez: The Complete Masses, Vol.1
Taverner: Tudor Church Music; Croft: Burial Service
