Loquebantur: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks

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Loquebantur: Music from the Baldwin PartbooksSUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO John Baldwin was a lay clerk at St Georges Chapel, Windsor in 1575 and became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1598. The so called Baldwin partbooks, held at Christ Church, Oxford, were his creation a very personal collection, representing his individual tastes and interests from a wealth of English and Continental polyphony and consort music. As in their previous collaboration, an exploration of the similarly

without detracting from the clarity of the plainchant sections

though they need ringing passion and a quick tongue in the texts

and a rare invitation into the phantasmagorical sound-world of the secular organ repertory

In the latter capacity he has played for no fewer than 400 graduation ceremonies

In 1952 Healey Willan

which throw up issues of identity that he explores productively as well as playfully in what he writes"

"There is plenty of interest and variety here and the music is well worth investigating

That approach governs the whole project

especially considering the size of the choir – 140 strong

Built in Cyteux

keeps the bass parts well defined and lightly articulated"

Since its London premiere in 1871