Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
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Composed by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. Edited by John Milsom. Library Volumes. Edited by John Milsom. First published in 2014. Pages: 496. Format: Hardback. Dimensions (mm): 324 x 247 x 44. Weight: 2.674kg. Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #EC56. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.EC56).ISBN 9780852499368.
Volume 56 is devoted to a complete edition by John Milsom of the famous Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur published by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd in 1575. This edition includes a comprehensive study of the partbooks themselves, their physical make-up and typography, and the compilation and notation of their contents. It also has complete transcriptions of contrafacta in parallel score, permitting at-a-glance comparisons between the pieces as printed in 1575 and other versions circulating in manuscript.