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- 18 Nov 2008 21:03
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: The Pitch of Tudor Church Music
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Re: The Pitch of Tudor Church Music
Hi Chuck You are absolutely right, of course - transposing up a tone will often be sufficient. And, as you say, there is a danger of the treble parts cutting through the texture too much. I think each piece needs to be considered carefully, depending on the effect you want to create - for example, I...
- 18 Nov 2008 18:51
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: The Pitch of Tudor Church Music
- Replies: 16
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The Pitch of Tudor Church Music
It has been suggested for some time that the pitch at which Tudor music, especially that of Taverner, Sheppard, Tallis and their contemporaries, was sung was higher than today’s pitch. David Wulstan, in his excellent Tudor Music (London: 1975, Chapter '8'), makes the case for this very clearly. Brie...