English Church Music, Volume 2: Canticles and Responses

Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music of the past five centuries. The first volume, dedicated to anthems and motets, presents both favourite and lesser-known works, from the exceptional Renaissance polyphony of Taverner, Tallis, and Byrd, through the Restoration led by Purcell, to the glorious works of the great nineteenth- and twentieth-century composers, including Wesley, Elgar, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, and Howells. The volume contains a number of more substantial works, including Mendelssohn's Hear my prayer, Stainer's I saw the Lord, and Naylor's Vox dicentis: Clama, as well as a wonderful selection of shorter pieces, from Gibbons's O Lord, in thy wrath to Walton's Set me as a seal upon thine heart. With the second companion volume of canticles and responses, this bipartite collection presents a comprehensive survey of English sacred music at its best. Rejoice in the Lord alway, Anon.Jesu, the very thought of thee, BairstowSalvator mundi, BlowO where shall wisdom be found?, BoyceAve verum Corpus, ByrdHaec dies, Byrd Justorum animae, ByrdSing joyfully, ByrdThey are at rest, ElgarLord, for thy tender mercy's sake, Farrant or Hilton O clap your hands, GibbonsO Lord, in thy wrath, Gibbons These are they which follow the Lamb, GossLord, let me know mine end, GreeneMy song is love unknown, HadleyFaire is the heaven, HarrisO how glorious is the kingdom, Harwood Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks, HowellsGreater love hath no man, IrelandThe souls of the righteous, LewisHear my prayer, MendelssohnNolo mortem peccatoris, Morley Vox dicentis: Clama, NaylorAve Maria, ParsonsAscendit Deus, PhilipsHear my prayer, O Lord, PurcellI was glad when they said unto me, PurcellLet mine eyes run down with tears, PurcellLord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Purcell Remember not, Lord, our offences, PurcellGod so loved the world, StainerI saw the Lord, StainerBeati quorum via, StanfordCoelos ascendit hodie, StanfordHow beauteous are their feet, StanfordI heard a voice from heaven, Stanford Justorum animae, StanfordIf ye love me, Tallis Loquebantur variis linguis, TallisO Lord, give thy Holy Spirit, TallisO nata lux de lumine, TallisDum transisset Sabbatum, TavernerWhen David heard, TomkinsO how amiable, Vaughan WilliamsO taste and see, Vaughan WilliamsSet me as a seal upon thine heart, WaltonBlessed be the God and Father, WesleyPraise the Lord, O my soul, WesleyThou wilt keep him in perfect peace, WesleyWash me throughly, WesleyO thou the central orb, Wood