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Weelkes, Thomas
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Weelkes, Thomas (
b ?Elstead, Sussex,
c.1576;
d London, 1623). Eng. composer and organist. Book of madrigals in 3, 4, 5, and 6 vv. pubd. 1597, followed in 1600 by 2 further books, one of 5-part madrigals, the other of 6-part. Organist, Winchester College, 1598. Wrote 6-part madrigal
As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending for
The Triumphs of Oriana, 1601. Took Mus.B., Oxford Univ., 1602. Organist, Chichester Cath. from
c.1601–2. His
Ayres or Phantasticke Spirites for 3 vv. was pubd. 1608, and shows a lighter, satirical side to his art. One of greatest of Eng. madrigalists, with daring harmonies and imaginative expression.
O Care, wilt though despatch me,
Thule, the period of cosmography, and
Like two proud armies are among the finest examples of their kind. Wrote much church mus., incl. many anthems (notably
Hosanna to the Son of David), and instr. pieces for viols, In Nomines, pavans, etc. Wrote 3-part song,
Death hath Deprived me of my Dearest Friend, in memory of
Morley. Buried in St Bride's, Fleet Street.
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Thomas Weelkes and Salamone Rossi: some interconnections
Magazine article from: Musical Times; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; THE ENGLISHMAN Thomas Weelkes (? 1575-1623) and...music or text by Rossi. Weelkes later set the Italian...lilies' was also set by Thomas Bateson as no. 13 of...madrigals (London, 1604). Weelkes's 1597 set of madrigals...
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Shakespeariana in a Thomas Weelkes dedication from 1600
Magazine article from: Musical Times; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Madrigals of 5 and 6 parts (1600) Thomas Weelkes claims that his work is 'untoucht...acceptance of this phrase and despite Weelkes's evident literary proficiencies...while Denis Arnold notes that Weelkes 'always delights in finding poems...
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CD Review: Classical: Thomas Weelkes
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/9/2009; ; 415 words
; THOMAS WEELKES: SACRED CHORAL MUSIC DELPHIAN, GBP 13.70 AS A CELEBRATION of Thomas Weelkes's music, this new recording from Delphian of the Tewksbury Abbey...
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On composer Nico Muhly's new album Mothertongue, the third part of the second piece, "Wonders" is entitled "A Complaint Against Thomas Weelkes.".(NWS PRNT)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Fader; 7/1/2008; ; 671 words
; ...piece, Wonders is entitled A Complaint Against Thomas Weelkes. We looked up Weelkes and he seemed like a solid dude, writing some...children. Curious, we asked Muhly about his Weelkes beef and its inspiration: I remember that Weelkes...
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Further aspects of 'Thule': Wondrous weelkes
Magazine article from: Musical Times; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Madrigalists BY COMMON CONSENT, Thomas Weelkes (c. 1575-1623) is regarded...over 200 years after his death, Thomas Oliphant, Honorary Secretary of...construction in part writing [...] Weelkes in my opinion leaves all other composers...
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Men of letters
Magazine article from: Musical Times; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Thomas Weelkes's text authors ERIC LEWIN ALTSCHULER & WILLIAM JANSEN reflect on the poetry set by one of the greatest of the English madrigalists THOMAS WEELKES (c.1575-1623) is widely considered to be one of the greatest and...
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LETTERS
Magazine article from: Musical Times; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Shakespeariana in a Thomas Weelkes dedication from 1600...amp; Jansen comment on Weelkes's reference to Jack...national biography. So Weelkes did not need to know...strong appreciation of Thomas Tallis (MT Summer 2005...
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MARCH 2 KANTOREI CONCERT TRAVELS FROM RENAISSANCE ENGLAND TO MODERN FINLAND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...century English madrigalists Thomas Weelkes and Thomas Morley, to music by the living...Tudor Renaissance composers. Weelkes' 'Hark, All Ye Lovely Saints...the composer's close friend Thomas Morley the previous year. "Morley...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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CHOIR REVEALS GLORIES FROM A TIME OF TURMOIL.(Life and Arts)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 4/15/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...in church services during those years. Thomas Tallis, John Sheppard, William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes are four of the finest and best-known...Protestant land, he had his own travails. Weelkes lived in Protestant times but under the...
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Alleluia, I heard a voice. Gloria in excelsis Deo; Hosanna to the Son of David. Laboravi in gemitu meo. O Jonathan, woe is me. When David heard that Absalom was slain. O Lord, arise into the resting place. O how amiable are thy dwellings. All laud and praise. Give ear, O Lord. Give the king thy judgements. If King Manasses. Magnificat. Nunc dimittis. Voluntaries: I; II. Pavan
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 5/1/2008; ; 490 words
; WEELKES Alleluia, I heard a voice. Gloria in...trebles, and it immediately became the Thomas Weelkes disc to own. It remains the first choice...claim to attention as the place where Weelkes played the organ at the college before...
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Thomas Weelkes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Weelkes c.1575-1623, English composer. His...books of madrigals (1597-1600) mark Weelkes as one of the great English madrigalists...from Latmos hill descending." In 1602, Weelkes became organist of Chichester Cathedral...
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Weelkes, Thomas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Weelkes, Thomas (?1576–1623), English composer. With Wilbye , he was...contributed one of the finest madrigals to The Triumphes of Oriana in 1601. Weelkes is one of the composers whose imagination is most evidently fired by...
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Triumphs of Oriana, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...With Wreaths of Rose and Laurel ); Thomas Morley ( Arise, awake ); John Farmer...John Wilbye ( The Lady Oriana ); Thomas Hunt ( Hark, did ye ever Hear so Sweet a Singing? ); Thomas Weelkes ( As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending...
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madrigals
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...Yonge's Musica transalpina (1588) and Thomas Watson's Italian Madrigalls Englished...native English madrigal, which began with Thomas Morley's Canzonets or Little Short Songs...composers, such as Gibbons , Wilbye, Weelkes, and Ward, wrote in a more serious vein...
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madrigal
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...composition ( c. 1540–80). Monteverdi and English composers such as William Byrd , Orlando Gibbons , and Thomas Weelkes commanded the late period ( c. 1580–1620).
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