Western Wynde Mass
Westron Wynde is an early 16th-century song whose tune was used as the basis (cantus firmus) of Masses by English composers John Taverner, Christopher Tye and John Sheppard. The tune first appears with words in a partbook of around 1530, catalogued by the British Library as Royal Appendix MS 58. Historians believe that the lyrics are a few hundred years older ('Middle English') and the words are a fragment of medieval poetry.
Movements
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus & Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
Recommended recordings
- The Tallis Scholars · Peter Phillips YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
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