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John Sheppard (also Shepherd, c. 1515 – December 1558) was an English composer of the Renaissance. Biography [ edit ] Sheppard was probably born around 1515, judging from his statement in 1554 that he had been composing music for twenty years. [1]
John Sheppard (* um 1515; † Dezember 1558) war ein englischer Komponist und Organist
John Shepherd was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and a composer of church music in the 16th century. He presented some of his songs to the Queen and his works are among masterpieces of 16th century music.
30. Dez. 2020 · We know remarkably little about John Sheppard and his “Media vita.” But it has become a cult favorite of early music.
John Sheppard was a much more prolific composer than Tallis, but his achievement is comparatively limited. His Latin music consists predominantly of alternatim works with equal-note cantus firmus, especially responds and hymns; and there is, perhaps inevitably, a certain sameness about much that he wrote. Nevertheless there can be no doubt that ...
31. Aug. 2023 · With their pinpoint tuning and use of high pitch, TTS have an ideal composer in Sheppard, with his thrilling melodies, enthralling counterpoint, spicy harmonies and startling dissonances. The works selected for this recording each contain all of the above. Every piece was intended for the Roman Catholic liturgy that passed into ...
Sheppard was one of the finest English church composers of the Tudor era, his achievements matched in his generation only by Thomas Tallis. The two most extensive sources of his music are the so-called Gyffard partbooks (GB-Lbm 17802-5), a set of four manuscript part-books probably copied during the 1570s for Dr Roger Gyffard (research by David ...
