Spem in alium nunquam habui (Tallis, Thomas)

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Publisher. Info. Tudor Church Music, Vol.6 (pp.299-318)
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Misc. Notes This edition is part of Tallis' Virtual Voice, a project conceived and sponsored by the Thomas Tallis Society centred around Spem in alium. It comprises a new multitrack recording by Andrew Leslie Cooper, a comprehensive performance resource and this radical new edition.
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Parts

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4 more: Alto partbook • Tenor partbook • Baritone partbook • Bass partbook

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Editor Philip Legge (1972*)
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Vocal Scores

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Editor Philip Legge (b. 1972*)
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Misc. Notes Typeset using Sibelius. Current (15 February 2008 and 31 October 2010) revision.
Choirbooks include a complete piano reduction; IMSLP #30202–05 also include the text of the English contrafactum, Sing and glorify, sung at the investiture of Henry, Prince of Wales, on 4 June 1610, as well as all of the additional editorial matter. See Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.5 Australia for precise copyright terms.
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Transposed (whole tone higher)

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Editor Philip Legge (1972*)
Publisher. Info. Choral Public Domain Library, 2008, 2010.
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Misc. Notes Typeset using Sibelius. Current (15 February 2008 and 31 October 2010) revision.
Choirbooks include a complete piano reduction; IMSLP #30202–05 also include the text of the English contrafactum, Sing and glorify, sung at the investiture of Henry, Prince of Wales, on 4 June 1610, as well as all of the additional editorial matter. See Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.5 Australia for precise copyright terms.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 40 Instruments (Bonds)

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Misc. Notes For 40 instruments of 8 choirs of 5 voices each.
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General Information

Work Title Spem in alium nunquam habui
Alternative. Title Sing and glorify heaven’s high majesty
Composer Tallis, Thomas
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ITT 17
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1570 ca.
First Publication. 1888
Language Latin
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 8 mixed choruses (40 voices = SATBarB each)