Thomas Tomkins 鈥� a last flowering of the Golden Age
Donald Macleod surveys the later life and work of the composers, especially Thomas Tomkins - the last surviving member of the group as England girded its loins for revolution.
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. In Friday鈥檚 programme, Donald surveys the later life and work of the composers, especially Thomas Tomkins- the last surviving member of the group as England girded its loins for revolution.
Weelkes: Death hath deprived me of my dearest friend
The Queen鈥檚 Six
Tomkins: Cloris When As I Woo
The Queen鈥檚 Six
Tomkins: O Let Me Live for True Love
I Fagiolini
Robert Hollingworth, conductor
Tomkins: Be Strong and of good courage
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Tomkins: Offertory
Bernard Cuillier, virginals
Tomkins: Thou Art My King
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Phantasm
Daniel Hyde, conductor
Tomkins: Pavan 鈥渇or these distracted times鈥�
Guy Penson, virginals
Tomkins: The Lady Folliot鈥檚 Galliard
Edward Parmentier, harpsichord
Tomkins: Burial Sentences
Vox Luminis
Produced by Sam Phillips for 大象传媒 Wales
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Thomas Weelkes
Death hath deprived me of my dearest friend
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Thomas Tomkins
Cloris When As I Woo
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Thomas Tomkins
O Let Me Live for True Love
Choir: I Fagiolini. Director: Robert Hollingworth.- CHANDOS CHAN0680.
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Thomas Tomkins
Be strong and of good courage
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Thomas Tomkins
Offertory
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Thomas Tomkins
Thou Art My King
Choir: The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. Performer: Laurence Dreyfus. Performer: Daniel Hyde.- OPUS ARTE OACD9040D.
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Thomas Tomkins
A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
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Thomas Tomkins
The Lady Folliott's Galliard
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Thomas Tomkins
Burial sentences
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