Dear Mr. Wright; good to find someone who likes Eng. liturgical music;
it's not that usual a taste these days. I take it you mean Tallis-Purcell
or so? I did notice one thing, comparing Eng. with Germ. choral music; the
Germans never lost touch with the folk tradition; it seems to me that the
Eng. anthem DID. Thus I find Germ. church music overwhelmingly moving,
where the Eng. kind is just admirable. I don't find any traces of say the
madrigal tradition in church music before Holst or Vaughan-Wms. But the
Germans never lost it, & I wonder why. Pardon Tillinghast
On Thu, 26 Nov 1998, Frazer Wright wrote:
> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 11:50:34 +0000
> From: Frazer Wright <[log in to unmask]>
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> I am a writer (mainly on industrial subjects in recent years) now winding
> down towards retirement in six or seven years time. This gives me an
> opportunity to study subjects which have interested me for years, thanks
> to the Internet (in my wildest dreams I couldn't, when younger and haunting
> local authority libraries, visualise anything so comprehensive and
> immediate!). I may yet take a University course if my meagre, 1950s,
> educational qualifications permit.
>
> I am interested in the liturgy and choral music of Tudor/Stuart times, but
> of course this only becomes fully relevant given a broader knowledge of
> ecclesiastical history before (and probably) after these periods.
>
> I am also becoming interested in the evolution of the Anglican church in
> the Victorian period, and would appreciate information on any list covering
> this subject (I have been a member of the Victoria list for some years;
> this is general.)
>
> Initially I hope to learn from this list; if, as a curious novice, I can
> contribute, I will be delighted.
>
> Frazer Wright, Hoyland, South Yorkshire, UK.
>
> *"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." Rudyard
> Kipling, 1923.*
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