Quem vidistis pastores? - Child, William

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"Best performed by single voices or (following the editorial cues) as a verse anthem. Child himself was emphatically of the Anglican episcopal tradition. The current piece is one of a dozen in Latin which survive in a single manuscript source, and were uncirculated in his lifetime. Child wrote psalms in this modern Italian style (but in English), "Fitt for private Chappells or other private meetings". It is possible that the Latin motets were written for similar use, at the request of a Catholic patron, perhaps in the circle of Queen Henrietta Maria."

◈ Genre → Motets ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Basso continuo

Pages 10

CPDL # 71690

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2022-11-28

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