Loquebantur variis linguis - Thomas Tallis, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
2. 'Loquebantur variis linguis'
From the album ‘Treasures of English Church Music’
Composer Thomas Tallis
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Loquebuntur variis linguis
Thomas Tallis was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, serving under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. This piece was probably written during the Marian period. Its liturgical function is evident from its strict relationship with the Gregorian chant, which is sometimes heard on its own, sometimes woven into the fabric of the polyphony. This music seems to reflect the incandescent excitement of its Pentecost text.
LYRICS:
Loquebantur variis linguis apostoli magnalia Dei; alleluia.
Repleti sunt omnes Spiritu Sancto, et coeperunt loqui: alleluia.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto: alleluia.
(Antiphon at Second Vespers for Whit Sunday)
(The apostles spoke in tongues of the greatness of God: alleluia.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak: alleluia.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: alleluia.)
Treasures of English Church Music
46 tracks of English a cappella church music, featuring John Rutter conducting the Cambridge Singers, and recorded in the inspiring setting of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral.
“A marvellous collection taken from all ages of Church Music – a mix of the popular and the slightly rarer. This is recorded in Ely Cathedral and it seems to have projected itself into some wonderfully lyric pieces – the opening track of Parsons Ave Maria sets the scene for the rest of the music. This is the Cambridge Singers at their best…” Cathedral Music
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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