Format : Octavo
SKU: GI.G-RCP57
Edited by Edward Tambling Thomas Tomkins wrote no fewer than seven services: three full and four verse settings. The first two full services, as numbered in the posthumous publication of ‘Musica Deo Sacra’ (1668), are straightforward settings in the central Elizabethan style. The First Service is in the major mode, and the Second Service in the minor: the Third Service is a radical departure in style from these settings and is presented as a ‘Great Service’ in homage to Tomkins’ ‘ancient and much reverenced master, William Byrd’. The Fourth and Fifth are verse services, and a further two are present only in manuscript sources: the Sixth Service received its first modern publication in this series (CP17), edited and reconstructed by Peter James. The Seventh to date is unpublished, and survives only in the form of an organ part, the vocal parts having been lost to history. This numbering system of one to seven is misleading, however, as it confuses the chronology of the compositions: some attempt to clarify this ordering is given in a table at the end of this edition in order to address this matter. Tomkins’ relatively late death places him well into the seventeenth century, at a time when musical fashions were changing and the Civil War was altering the course of British History. However, it is correct to describe him as ‘the last Elizabethan’, as his style remained conservative, as did the genres with which he worked and cultivated. ‘Musica Deo Sacra’ is supposed to have been supervised by his son Nathaniel, and collates much of Tomkins’ music not found in other sources. As such, it is a valuable resource for the material it contains, and is also a landmark in music publishing, in that it presents the first known printed organ book set in moveable type on two staves, an unrewarding process which seems to have caused considerable trouble for its printer, William Godbid. Even John Barnard in preparing his ‘First of Selected Church Musick’ (1641) did not go to the trouble of printing an organ part to supplement his vocal partbooks, instead providing his customers with a blank manuscript book into which the already ubiquitous organ parts could be copied by hand. As a result, Tomkins’ source as a whole contains a number of errors, but all of which can be corrected without distortion to the musical text, and the composer’s intention can be realised without too much difficulty.  In addition to the note on the ordering of the various services by Tomkins, I have endeavoured to give some brief information concerning the pitch of church music of this period with regards to the organ part, a subject much misunderstood and obfuscated by variously contradictory information.  It is hoped that this new edition of Tomkins’ First Evening Service will fill a need for short, attractive settings of the canticles for Evensong, furthering an appreciation of the music of the last great composer of the Renaissance era in Britain.
SKU: CA.722100
ISBN 9790007311438. Key: C major. English.
The Evening Service grew out of the celebrations of the one thousandth anniversary of the consecration of St Michael’s Church in Hildesheim, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. For many years St Michael’s has celebrated the service of Choral Evensong, the rich musical conjunction of the divine offices of vespers and compline, which is so familiar within the Anglican tradition. In the Catholic daily office of evening prayer, particularly in the Cologne version of choral vespers, the Magnificat of Mary and Simeon’s Nunc dimittis from chapters 1 and 2 of Luke are also set to music. Both pieces explore the text, and they can be sung independently of each other – both in worship and in concert – and yet they are connected through individual motifs and the shared doxology.
SKU: HL.14007602
6.5x9.75x0.166 inches.
For SATB Choir and Organ.
SKU: SU.91480910
In addition to this title, the complete work includes the following titles... Seek Him introit for SATB Chorus, a cappella (cat. #91480912) Salve Regina Motet for TTBB Chorus, a cappella (cat. #91480911)for SATB & TTBB Choruses & Two Organs Duration: ca. 10' Composed: 2022 Published by: Subito Music Publishing Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8, please email customer service at sales@subitomusic.com.
SKU: GI.G-CD-321
John Ferguson and the St. Olaf Cantorei assisted by members of eight other choirs join together for a spectacular evening of song for choir and assembly. Recorded live at Boe Memorial Chapel at St. Olaf College, this recording is a first-rate blend of the church's finest music, from the treasury of days gone by right up to today! John Ferguson's creative genius lives! Holy God We Praise Thy Name (G-3167) - All You Works of the Lord - Sanctus (from the Duruflé Requiem) - Holy, Holy, Holy (in G-4124) - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Ding Dong! Merrily on High! - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (in G-3747) - Lamb of God Most Holy - Were You There - In Thee Is Gladness - The Head that Once was Crowned with Thorns (G-3750) - Alabaré - Halle, Halle, Halle (G-3961) - The Holy Wings - Jacob's Ladder - Amazing Grace - Nunc Dimittis - Evening Service in G Major - The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Is Ended.
SKU: MN.50-8952
UPC: 688670589522.
Commonly associated with Thomas Tallis canon, Bishop Thomas Kens beautiful twilight text is here combined with the composers new tune, creating a hymn-anthem for a restful end to an evening service. A morning text by Ken in the same meter makes the piece suitable for morning worship as well.
SKU: SU.80202102
Evening Grace (Youtube): SSAA Chorus (divisi), a cappella Duration: 2' Composed: 2020 Published by: Dunstan House Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8, please email customer service at sales@subitomusic.com.
SKU: SU.91480911
Motet for The Harvard/Ashmont Evening Service (2022) (Catalog #91480910)TTBB Chorus, a cappella Duration: 3' Composed: 2022 Published by: Subito Music Publishing Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8, please email customer service at sales@subitomusic.com.
SKU: GI.G-RCP25
SKU: SU.91480830
SATB Chorus & Organ Duration: 9' Composed: 2019 Published by: Subito Music Publishing Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8, please email customer service at sales@subitomusic.com. YouTube:.
SKU: SU.91480912
Introit for The Harvard/Ashmont Evening Service (2022) (Catalog #91480910)SATB Chorus, a cappella Duration: 1' Composed: 2022 Published by: Subito Music Publishing Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8, please email customer service at sales@subitomusic.com.
