The Great Service .-
Nunc dimittis
Composer(s):
Byrd, William
(1543?-1623)
[ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Ref. :
O.U.P.22
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
17th century
(1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form:
Section of the mass ; Antiphon ; Sacred ; Baroque
Type of Choir:
SAATB (5 mixed voices )
Instruments:
Organ (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Liturgical Use:
Communion ; Kyrie
Musicological Sources:
Cambridge, Pembroke College MS 6,1 à 6,6 ; Cambridge, Peterhouse MS 39 ; Durham Cathedral MS E4, E5, E11A
Biblical references:
Luke :
2, 29-32
Source of text:
Book of Common Prayer