William Byrd: Gradualia; The Marian Masses

On this CD:

1. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Suscepimus Deus
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

2. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Iustitia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

3. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Magnus Dominus
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

4. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Sicut audivimus
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

5. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

6. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Senex puerum
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

7. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Nunc dimittis servum
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

8. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Responsum accepit Sim
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

9. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Salve sancta parens
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

10. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

11. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Eructavit cor meum
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

12. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Benedicta et venerabi
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

13. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

14. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Felix es, sacra virgo
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

15. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Beata es, virgo maria
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

16. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

17. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Beata viscera
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

18. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

19. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Rorate coeli
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

20. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Benedixisti Domine
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

21. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Tollite portas
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

22. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Ave Maria
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

23. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

24. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Ecce virgo concipiet
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

25. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

26. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Vultum tuum
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

27. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

28. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Speciousus forma
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

29. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

30. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Post partum
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

31. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Felix namque es
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

32. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia - Ave Maria
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

33. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Virga Jesse
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

34. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Guade Maria
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

35. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Diffusa est gratia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

36. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Propter veritatem
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

37. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Alleluia
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

38. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Vultum tuum
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

39. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Gaudeamus omnes
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

40. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Assumpta est Maria
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

41. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Assumpta est Maria
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

42. Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, liber primus, for 3-5 voices (complete) Optimam partem elegit
Composed by William Byrd
with John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , David Cordier , Michael George , Deborah Roberts
Conducted by Gavin Turner

Product Description

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Byrd published his first set of Gradualia, containing Propers of the Roman Catholic Mass, in 1605, several years after he had withdrawn from court life and moved to the country. Nearby was the estate of friend and fellow Catholic Sir John Petre, in whose house the Roman liturgy could be practiced in relative safety from Protestant authorities. In addition to the famous three-, four-, and five-part Latin masses, which he published in the 1590s (without his name on the title page), Byrd expressed his Catholic loyalties with his two sets of Gradualia, the first of which (the one recorded here) contains flagrantly Marian texts, a clear confirmation of Byrd's alliance with the new militant spirit of Catholic reformers. The outstanding quality of the music reflects a simple elegance, structural refinement, and reverent spirit. This recording is the only one to comprehensively cover this repertoire, and these impressively polished, intelligent performances will be hard to beat. --David Vernier

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Gradualia: Marian Masses
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
 Gradualia: Marian Masses
Byrd , Turner , and William Byrd Choir
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066448
Release Date: 2002-07-09

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-01-09

A Catholic in the Protestant England of Queen Elizabeth had to be careful to keep his head, in every sense of the word. William Byrd, Master of Musicke, succeeded in living to be eighty years old and dying in one piece. By writing for the Protestant Church a Great Service and a Short Service, and for the Papists three masses, besides madrigals, anthems, and hymns,he remained in the good graces of both. Today he is acknowledged as one of the most versitile, original, and creative composers of all time. The Marian Masses that form the contents of this recording include not only the Marian Feasts generally authorised in 1605,but also the Votive Masses associated with the Virgin. A Votive Mass is a Mass offered for a particular intention or purpose, either on behalf of a group of people, or, as in this case, to a saint who was thought to possess special powers of entreaty at the throne of heaven.This recording contains motets for 3 to 5 voices that comprise the entire material for the Marian Masses. However, it's not necessary to get too involved in the structure of the mass but to simply enjoy William Byrd's polyphonic writing. There isn't a church within miles from where I live that sings any of this music at all including the Catholic churchs. That's why we all seek out recordings to satisfy our musical thirst. The singing on this CD is exquisite, the balance always correct and the intensity of devotion always right. And no wonder if you look at the 5 voice choir: Deborah Roberts, David Cordier, Michael Chance, John Mark Ainsley and Michael George. This is acappela singing at its greatest!
William Byrd: Gradualia; The Marian Masses
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
 William Byrd: Gradualia; The Marian Masses

Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Suscepimus Deus
  2. Iustitia
  3. Magnus Domius
  4. Sicut Audivimus
  5. Alleluia
  6. Senex Puerum
  7. Nunc Dimittis Servum Tuum
  8. Responsum Accepit Simeon
  9. Slave Sancta Parens
  10. Alleluia
  11. Eructavit Cor Meum
  12. Benedicta Et Venerabilis
  13. Alleluia
  14. Felix Es, Sacra Virgo
  15. Beata Es, Virgo Maria
  16. Alleluia
  17. Beata Viscera
  18. Alleluia
  19. Rorate Coeli
  20. Benedixisti Domine
  21. Tollite Portas
  22. Ave Maria
  23. Alleluia
  24. Ecce Virgo Concipiet
  25. Alleluia
  26. Vultum Tuum
  27. Alleluia
  28. Speciosus Forma
  29. Alleluia
  30. Post Partum
  31. Felix Namque Es
  32. Alleluia Ave Maria
  33. Viga Jesse
  34. Gaude Maria
  35. Diffusa Est Gratia
  36. Propter Veritatem
  37. Alleluia
  38. Vultum Tuum
  39. Gaudeamus Omnes
  40. Assumpta Est Maria
  41. Assumpta Est Maria
  42. Optimam Partem Elegit

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Byrd published his first set of Gradualia, containing Propers of the Roman Catholic Mass, in 1605, several years after he had withdrawn from court life and moved to the country. Nearby was the estate of friend and fellow Catholic Sir John Petre, in whose house the Roman liturgy could be practiced in relative safety from Protestant authorities. In addition to the famous three-, four-, and five-part Latin masses, which he published in the 1590s (without his name on the title page), Byrd expressed his Catholic loyalties with his two sets of Gradualia, the first of which (the one recorded here) contains flagrantly Marian texts, a clear confirmation of Byrd's alliance with the new militant spirit of Catholic reformers. The outstanding quality of the music reflects a simple elegance, structural refinement, and reverent spirit. This recording is the only one to comprehensively cover this repertoire, and these impressively polished, intelligent performances will be hard to beat. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-04-28

A Catholic in the Protestant England of Queen Elizabeth had to be careful to keep his head, in every sense of the word. Willianm Byrd, Master of Musick, succeeded in living to be 80 years old and dying in one piece. By writing for the Protestant church a Great Service and a Short Service, and for the Papists three Masses, besides madrigals, anthems and hymns, he remained in the good graces of both factions. Today he is acknowledged as one of the most versitile, original and creative composers of all time.
The Marian Masses that form the content of this recording include not only the Marian Feasts, but also the Votive Masses associated with the Virgin. A Votive Mass is a mass offered for a particular intention, either on behalf of a group of people, or as in this case,to a saint, who was thought to possess special powers of entreaty at the throne of heaven.
This recording contains motets for 3 to 5 voices that comprise the entire material of the Marian Masses. However, it is not necessary to get too involved in the structure of the mass, but to simply enjoy Byrd's polyphonic writing. There isn't a church within miles from where I live that sings any of this music at all, including the Catholic churches. That's why we all seek out recordings to satisfy our musical thirst,
The singing on this CD is exquisite; the balance always correct and the intensity of devotion always right. And no wonder if you look at the 5-voice choir: Deborah Roberts, David Cordier, Michael Chance, John Mark Ainsley and Michael George..This is a cappela singing at its absolute best!!!!

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