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This Is the Record of John

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584: 40: 181:, from 1611 to 1621; the St John to whom college is dedicated is John the Baptist. It was written for the college chapel, and presumably received its first performance there. The text forms one of the readings for 188:
According to Morris, the earliest known extant manuscripts of the anthem date from the 1630s, a decade after Gibbons' death. They are located at major English cathedrals and chapels, as far from Oxford as
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is another possibility, although it is debatable how frequently viols would have been used in Jacobean services.
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This publication uses a broad definition of Tudor and includes music from the reign of
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And he said, I am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
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What art thou? that we may give an answer unto them that sent us.
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when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,
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The Oxford book of Tudor anthems: 34 Anthems for Mixed Voices
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of its time. "John" (whose record is being told) refers to
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Morehen (1978). "The English Consort and Verse Anthems".
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And they asked him, What art thou then? Art thou Elias?
391:. Oxford: Music Department, Oxford University Press. 552: 523: 491: 239:And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, 107: 97: 87: 79: 69: 59: 49: 21: 173:This 'verse-anthem' was written at the request of 230: 460: 422:This is the Record of John by Orlando Gibbons 131:(1583–1625). It is based on a text from the 8: 429:- St Mary Magdalene's choir and viol consort 467: 453: 445: 215:; it is very similar to that found in the 38: 18: 352:accessed via JSTOR, subscription required 302:"Obituary: John Whitworth, countertenor" 292: 211:1:19–23. Gibbons uses the text of the 382: 380: 7: 570:List of Westminster Abbey organists 269:Make straight the way of the Lord. 14: 583: 582: 127:written by the English composer 624:Compositions by Orlando Gibbons 16:Verse anthem by Orlando Gibbons 153:) followed by a full section ( 1: 207:The original text comes from 437:Choral Public Domain Library 387:Morris, Christopher (1978). 265:What sayest thou of thyself? 196:Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems 22:"This Is the Record of John" 233:This is the record of John, 44:Portrait of Orlando Gibbons 645: 514:This Is the Record of John 433:This Is the Record of John 365:. St John's College Oxford 143:Anglican-style composition 121:This Is the Record of John 578: 482: 179:St John's College, Oxford 37: 26: 261:Then said they unto him, 141:and is a characteristic 565:English Madrigal School 177:, who was president of 340:10.1093/earlyj/6.3.381 284: 252:Art thou the prophet? 250:And he said, I am not. 435:: Free scores at the 254:And he answered, No. 241:I am not the Christ. 64:Anglican church music 485:List of compositions 102:Early Modern English 560:Christopher Hatton 217:Authorized Version 596: 595: 155:consort of voices 117: 116: 636: 629:John the Baptist 586: 585: 469: 462: 455: 446: 423: 408: 402: 384: 375: 374: 372: 370: 359: 353: 351: 323: 317: 316: 314: 312: 297: 282: 147:John the Baptist 42: 19: 644: 643: 639: 638: 637: 635: 634: 633: 619:Christian songs 599: 598: 597: 592: 574: 548: 519: 507:The Silver Swan 487: 478: 476:Orlando Gibbons 473: 421: 417: 412: 411: 399: 386: 385: 378: 368: 366: 361: 360: 356: 325: 324: 320: 310: 308: 299: 298: 294: 289: 283: 278: 270: 268: 266: 264: 262: 255: 253: 251: 249: 242: 240: 238: 236: 234: 229: 205: 171: 129:Orlando Gibbons 45: 32:Orlando Gibbons 17: 12: 11: 5: 642: 640: 632: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 601: 600: 594: 593: 591: 590: 579: 576: 575: 573: 572: 567: 562: 556: 554: 550: 549: 547: 546: 540: 534: 527: 525: 521: 520: 518: 517: 510: 503: 495: 493: 489: 488: 483: 480: 479: 474: 472: 471: 464: 457: 449: 441: 440: 430: 416: 415:External links 413: 410: 409: 398:978-0193533257 397: 376: 354: 334:(3): 381–385. 318: 300:Smith (2013). 291: 290: 288: 285: 276: 275: 274: 259: 246: 228: 225: 204: 201: 170: 167: 133:Gospel of John 115: 114: 112:Gospel of John 109: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 83:1600s: England 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 61: 57: 56: 51: 47: 46: 43: 35: 34: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 641: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 606: 604: 589: 581: 580: 577: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 557: 555: 551: 544: 541: 538: 535: 532: 529: 528: 526: 522: 515: 511: 508: 504: 502: 501: 497: 496: 494: 490: 486: 481: 477: 470: 465: 463: 458: 456: 451: 450: 447: 443: 438: 434: 431: 428: 424: 419: 418: 414: 406: 400: 394: 390: 383: 381: 377: 364: 358: 355: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 322: 319: 307: 303: 296: 293: 286: 281: 273: 260: 258: 247: 245: 237:Who art thou? 232: 231: 226: 224: 222: 218: 214: 210: 202: 200: 199:(OUP, 1978). 198: 197: 192: 186: 184: 180: 176: 168: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 139: 134: 130: 126: 122: 113: 110: 106: 103: 100: 96: 93: 90: 86: 82: 78: 75: 72: 68: 65: 62: 58: 55: 52: 48: 41: 36: 33: 29: 25: 20: 609:Advent music 513: 498: 442: 439:(ChoralWiki) 388: 367:. Retrieved 357: 331: 327: 321: 309:. Retrieved 305: 295: 280:John 1:19–23 271: 256: 243: 213:Geneva Bible 206: 194: 187: 175:William Laud 172: 163:viol consort 151:countertenor 138:Geneva Bible 136: 125:verse anthem 120: 118: 92:John 1:19–23 28:Verse anthem 543:Christopher 369:29 November 328:Early Music 311:22 February 603:Categories 306:Gramophone 287:References 539:(brother) 533:(brother) 500:Parthenia 363:"History" 588:Category 277:—  108:Based on 98:Language 614:Anthems 553:Related 427:YouTube 405:James I 348:3125808 203:Sources 169:History 135:in the 123:" is a 80:Written 537:Edward 524:Family 395:  346:  272:Chorus 257:Chorus 244:Chorus 227:Verses 191:Durham 183:Advent 50:Period 545:(son) 531:Ellis 492:Music 344:JSTOR 221:Jesus 159:organ 74:Motet 60:Genre 54:Tudor 393:ISBN 371:2016 313:2019 209:John 161:: a 88:Text 70:Form 425:on 336:doi 30:by 605:: 379:^ 342:. 330:. 304:. 223:. 185:. 516:" 512:" 509:" 505:" 468:e 461:t 454:v 407:. 401:. 373:. 350:. 338:: 332:6 315:. 119:"

Index

Verse anthem
Orlando Gibbons

Tudor
Anglican church music
Motet
John 1:19–23
Early Modern English
Gospel of John
verse anthem
Orlando Gibbons
Gospel of John
Geneva Bible
Anglican-style composition
John the Baptist
countertenor
consort of voices
organ
viol consort
William Laud
St John's College, Oxford
Advent
Durham
Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems
John
Geneva Bible
Authorized Version
Jesus
John 1:19–23
"Obituary: John Whitworth, countertenor"

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