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Early English Church Music
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© The British Academy
GB-Och MS Mus. 1224 BC
c.1640–1700
From set: GB-Och MSS Mus. 1220–24

Composer Dates Title / Incipit Page / Folio / No
BEVIN Elway d. c. 1640 First Service the Dorian or Short service (V Te Bs K Cr Ma N) 4
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Short Service, First Service of 4 parts (Te, Bs, K, Cr, Ma, N) 9
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Second Preces and Psalm (Ps. 145:1) 16
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 First Preces and Psalm for Evensong on Whit-sunday (Ps 145:15) (Barnard's numbering has been used... 17
TALLIS Thomas c.1505–1585 Short Service, the first or Whole Service, Te, Bs, K, Cr, Sa, Ma, N 19
MUNDY William c. 1529–c.1591 First Service, for two countertenors in 4, 5 and 6 parts, in d sol re (Te, Bs, K, Cr, Ma, N) An o... 26
CHILD William 1606–1697 Whole Service, the sharp service, in D sol re. The anthem to the morning service is 'Blessed be t... 37
CHILD William 1606–1697 Whole Service, in Gam ut (Be, J) 44
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Second Service, of 1,2,3,4 and 5 parts, to the organ. (Ma, N) 49
MORLEY Thomas 1557–1603 First Service of 4 and 5 parts to the organ (Te, Bs, K, Cr) Numbering follows Barnard; in some so... 51
CHILD William 1606–1697 K (to Morley's First Service) 55
MORLEY Thomas 1557–1603 Second Service, the three minnoms or pricksemibref, of 5 parts (Ma, N) 58
BATTEN Adrian c. 1590–1637 Long Service the whole or full service (Te J K Cr Ma N) 63
MORLEY Thomas 1557–1603 Ma, N 77
GILES Nathaniel c. 1558–1633 First Service, Service for Verses, the Old or Whole Service in C of 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 parts to the ... 80
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Second Service, for a man alone, with verses to the organ, Ma, N 87
CHILD William 1606–1697 The Flat Service for verses, in C fa ut (Ma, N) 90
FARRANT Richard d. 1581 The High Service, the Third, Old or Short Service (Te, Bs, K, Cr, Ma, N) 92
CHILD William 1606–1697 O Lord, grant the King a long life (I) 100
MUNDY William c. 1529–c.1591 Short Service (Te, J) 101
GIBBONS Edward c.1565–c.1650 K, Cr, to William Mundy's 'Short Service' 105
CHILD William 1606–1697 Whole Service, in Gam ut (Ma, N) 107
BEVIN Elway d. c. 1640 First Service the Dorian or Short service (V Te Bs K Cr Ma N) 109
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Short Service, the first service of 4, 5 & 6 parts, Te, Bs, K, Cr, Ma, N. 119
PARSONS Robert d. 1572 Service for two countertenors of five parts or five parts for meanes, Te, Bs, K, Cr 129
TALLIS Thomas c.1505–1585 First Preces 143
TALLIS Thomas c.1505–1585 Psalm 119:9-32 143
TALLIS Thomas c.1505–1585 Responses 146
GILES Nathaniel c. 1558–1633 Second Service, the New or Last Service for verses, in a (Ma, N) 147
BEVIN Elway d. c. 1640 Evening Service Mr Bevin's Gimill (Ma N) 148
CHILD William 1606–1697 Whole Service, in Gam ut (K, Cr, G, and Offertory) (see 'Charge them that are rich') 150
CHILD William 1606–1697 Charge them that are rich (inc) 152
FARRANT Richard d. 1581 Hide not thou thy face 154
FARRANT Richard d. 1581 Call to remembrance 155
MUNDY William c. 1529–c.1591 O Lord the maker of all things 156
LAWES Henry 1596–1662 Zadok the priest 157
BATTEN Adrian c. 1590–1637 O praise the Lord all ye heathen (I) 158
MUNDY William c. 1529–c.1591 O Lord, the world's Saviour 159
CHILD William 1606–1697 If the Lord himself (I) 161
BATTEN Adrian c. 1590–1637 But let all those (Pt II of Haste thee, o God,I) 163
BATTEN Adrian c. 1590–1637 Haste thee O God (Pt II: But let all those) 163
BATTEN Adrian c. 1590–1637 Deliver us O Lord 164
CHILD William 1606–1697 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all (I) 165
HILTON John (I) & John (II) d.1608 & 159–1657 Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake 167
FARRANT Richard d. 1581 Hide not thou thy face 173
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Be not wroth very sore (Adaptation of the motet 'Civitas sancti tui') 178
BRYNE Albertus d. 1668 Short Service (Te J Ma N) 189
BULL John c. 1562–1628 Almighty God who by the leading (Almighty God who didst manifest) 217
TOMKINS Thomas 1576–1656 Thou art my king 218
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Blessed are all they 220
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Glorious and powerful God 221
CHILD William 1606–1697 Turn thou us, O good Lord 222
GILES Nathaniel c. 1558–1633 Out of the deep (I) 223
TOMKINS Thomas 1576–1656 O Lord, let me know mine end 225
CHILD William 1606–1697 Lord, who shall dwell (II) (inc) 227
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Behold, thou hast made my days 228
TOMKINS Thomas 1576–1656 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (I) 229
TOMKINS Thomas 1576–1656 Above the stars 230
WARD John fl. early 17th century Let God arise 231
HOOPER Edmund c. 1553–1621 Hearken, ye nations 233
TOMKINS Thomas 1576–1656 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 235
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Behold, I bring you glad tidings 236
HILTON John (I) & John (II) d.1608 & 159–1657 The earth is the Lord's (inc) 237
JEFFREYS Matthew fl. c.1590 Praise the Lord, the God of might (inc) 239
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Christ is risen (Pt II of Christ rising again) 240
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Christ rising again (Pt II: Christ is risen) 240
WILKINSON William? Thomas? no date Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears 242
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 Sing unto the Lord, O ye Saints 243
GIBBONS Orlando 1583–1625 We praise thee, O Father 244
MORLEY Thomas 1557–1603 Out of the deep (II) 246
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 O how amiable 247
PARSONS Robert II fl. c. 1630 Lord, comfort those (inc) 248
HOOPER Edmund c. 1553–1621 O God of Gods 249
CRANFORD William fl. early 17th cent O Lord, make thy servant 251
LAWES Henry 1596–1662 My song shall be of mercy 256
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 Turn thy face away (inc) 257
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 When the Lord turned again 259
GIBBONS Christopher 1615–1676 How long wilt thou forget me 260
CHILD William 1606–1697 Thou art my king 262
COB fl. 17th cent Let God arise 262
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 If the Lord himself (inc) 264
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 O clap your hands (inc) 266
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Hear my prayer O Lord and consider 267
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 Sing unto God (inc) 268
LOWE Edward c.1610–1682 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious 271
LAWES William c.1602–1645 The Lord is my light 272
CHILD William 1606–1697 Sing we merrily 293
CHILD William 1606–1697 Lord how long (Pt. II of O Lord God, the heathen) 295
CHILD William 1606–1697 O Lord God, the heathen (Pt. II: Lord, how long) 295
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Arise O Lord why sleepest thou (Pt II: Help us O God) 297
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Help us O God (Pt II of Arise o Lord) 297
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Blow the trumpet (Pt II of Sing joyfully) 298
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 Sing joyfully unto God our strength (Pt II: Blow the trumpet) 298
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 O God the proud art risen against me 300
GILES Nathaniel c. 1558–1633 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious 301
MUNDY William c. 1529–c.1591 O Lord, I bow the knees 303
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 O Lord make thy servant 305
TALLIS Thomas c.1505–1585 I call and cry (adaptation of motet O sacrum convivium) 306
PARSONS Robert d. 1572 Holy Lord God almighty (the introductory 'Holy, holy, holy' is omitted in some sources) 307
WHITE William fl. c.1600 O praise God in his holiness (II) 309
WEELKES Thomas ? – 1623 O Lord God almighty, we humbly beseech thee 310
HOOPER Edmund c. 1553–1621 Behold it is Christ 312
WHITE Robert c.1535–1574 O how glorious art thou (Also attr. E. Hooper, q.v. for other sources: authorship not established) 313
BYRD William c. 1540–1623 How long shall mine enemies 314
ANONYMOUS 207 no date I will magnify thee (I) (inc) 315
TOMKINS Thomas 1576–1656 Almighty and everliving (everlasting) God, we humbly beseech 332