Whether it was the passing of a much-loved and respected individual, or a response to calamities that befell whole nations, these occasions inspired outstanding composers to write some of their finest and most exquisite music. This programme of stunning pieces – to be presented by a tutor new to us, tenor Angus Smith, founder-member of the Orlando Consort and regular contributor to many leading early music vocal groups, – follows the development of compositional styles across Burgundy, the Low Countries, Spain, Italy and England from the 1450s to the 1550s, and features Robert White’s majestic 5-part setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah.
- Guillaume Dufay Lamentatio sanctae matris ecclesiae Constaninopolitanae
- Johannes Ockeghem Mort tu as navré
- Josquin Desprez Nymphes des bois
- Heinrich Isaac Quis dabit pacem populo timenti
- Tordesillas Lamentations of Jeremiah (4-part)
- Robert White Lamentations of Jeremiah (5-part)
- Thomas Tomkins When David heard
Printed music for this workshop will be provided free of charge on the day of the event by music publisher Stainer & Bell and participants are welcome to keep them after the event subject to respecting copyright conditions. A limited number of scores will be available on request for posting out to individuals in advance. Please note: Due to time constraints, it may be that sections of some of the pieces listed will be considered rather than the complete work. However, White’s Lamentations will be sung in its entirety
Angus Smith was a choral scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, and a post-graduate singing student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He sang regularly with many leading early music ensembles, including the Taverner Consort, Tallis Scholars, the Sixteen, and the Gabrieli Consort, and is perhaps most often associated with the Orlando Consort of which he was a permanent member from its foundation in 1988 through to the g
