Although Gibbons wrote secular vocal music including the First Set of Madrigals and Mottets of Five Parts (1612) and instrumental music, particularly for the keyboard, he is best known for his church music and above all for his anthems. The anthems fall into two categories, the polyphonic anthems, which were the culmination of British contrapuntal writing and the verse anthems which were, perhaps more modern in style. Verse anthems of the Baroque are strictly English compositions for the “de Tempore” or variable part of the liturgical year. The texts are from the Scriptures (primarily Psalms) or other liturgical sources, and most (as in the case of “O God the King of Glory”) have an organ accompaniment. The majority of verse anthems are more homophonic than polyphonic, especially in the tutti chorus sections, and are correspondingly syllabic. The anthems also contained solo sections, creating an overall style similar to the Italian “concertato”. In this arrangement, the solo parts in measure 44-62 are played by the two trumpets; marked with slightly louder dynamics than the accompaniment parts.
Brass Quintet
211.01
Duration: 3.5 min
Composer/Arranger: Gibbons/Stamey
Although Gibbons wrote secular vocal music including the First Set of Madrigals and Mottets of Five Parts (1612) and instrumental music, particularly for the keyboard, he is best known for his church music and above all for his anthems. The anthems fall into two categories, the polyphonic anthems, which were the culmination of British contrapuntal writing and the verse anthems which were, perhaps more modern in style. Verse anthems of the Baroque are strictly English compositions for the “de Tempore” or variable part of the liturgical year. The texts are from the Scriptures (primarily Psalms) or other liturgical sources, and most (as in the case of “O God the King of Glory”) have an organ accompaniment. The majority of verse anthems are more homophonic than polyphonic, especially in the tutti chorus sections, and are correspondingly syllabic. The anthems also contained solo sections, creating an overall style similar to the Italian “concertato”. In this arrangement, the solo parts in measure 44-62 are played by the two trumpets; marked with slightly louder dynamics than the accompaniment parts.
Brass Quintet
211.01
Duration: 3.5 min
Composer/Arranger: Gibbons/Stamey