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Thomas Weelkes, the Glossary

Thomas Weelkes (1576 (?) – 1623) was an English composer and organist.^[1]

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English madrigal composers

Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Anthem

An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries.

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Bachelor of Music

A Bachelor of Music (BMus or BM) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music.

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Chapel Royal

A chapel royal is an establishment in the British and Canadian royal households serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the royal family.

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Chapter (religion)

A chapter (capitulum or capitellum) is one of several bodies of clergy in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Anglican, and Nordic Lutheran churches or their gatherings.

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Chichester Cathedral

Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Choir of Chichester Cathedral

The musical foundation of Chichester Cathedral consists of the organist and master of the choristers, the assistant organist and the organ scholar; together with six singing men (called lay vicars), eighteen choristers, six probationers – and including a head chorister and a senior chorister (deputy head) who both wear a notable medallion on a red ribbon according to their office held.

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Consort of instruments

A consort of instruments was a phrase used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries to indicate an instrumental ensemble.

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Coronation anthem

A coronation anthem is a piece of choral music written to accompany the coronation of a monarch.

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Coronation of Charles III and Camilla

The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey.

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Counterpoint

In music, counterpoint is a method of composition in which two or more musical lines (or voices) are simultaneously played which are harmonically correlated yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour.

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David Brown (musicologist)

David Clifford Brown (8 July 1929, in Gravesend – 20 June 2014)Peter Le Huray 1980 was an English musicologist, most noteworthy for his major study of Tchaikovsky’s life and works.

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Dean (Christianity)

A dean, in an ecclesiastical context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy.

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Diatonic and chromatic

Diatonic and chromatic are terms in music theory that are used to characterize scales.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.

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Edward Darcy

Sir Edward Darcy (Darcey, Darsey; 1543/1544 – 28 October 1612) was an English politician and courtier.

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Elsted

Elsted is a village, Anglican parish and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Elsted and Treyford, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England.

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Evensong

Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles.

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Gentleman of the Chapel Royal

Gentleman of the Chapel Royal is the office of an adult male singer of the Chapel Royal, the household choir of the monarchs of England.

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Jacob Hillarye

Jacob Hillarye (died 1632) was an English organist. Thomas Weelkes and Jacob Hillarye are cathedral organists, English classical organists and English male classical organists.

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John Wilbye

John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. Thomas Weelkes and John Wilbye are 16th-century English composers, 17th-century English composers, 17th-century classical composers, 17th-century male musicians, English Baroque composers, English Renaissance composers, English madrigal composers and English male classical composers.

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Lay clerk

A lay clerk, also known as a lay vicar, song man or a vicar choral, is a professional adult singer in an Anglican cathedral and often Roman Catholic cathedral in the UK, or (occasionally) college choir in Britain and Ireland.

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Madrigal

A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th centuries) and early Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers.

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Music director

A music director, musical director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization.

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Musicology

Musicology (from Greek μουσική 'music' and -λογια, 'domain of study') is the scholarly study of music.

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New College, Oxford

New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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Organ (music)

Carol Williams performing at the United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel. In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means (generally woodwind or electric) for producing tones.

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Organist

An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ.

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Rector (ecclesiastical)

A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations.

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Service (music)

In Anglican church music, a service is a musical setting of certain parts of the liturgy, generally for choir with or without organ accompaniment.

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St Bride's Church

St Bride's Church is a Church of England church in Fleet Street in the City of London.

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Sussex

Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. 'South Saxons') is an area within South East England which was historically a kingdom and, later, a county.

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Text declamation

Text declamation refers to the manner in which a composer sets words to music.

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The Musical Quarterly

The Musical Quarterly is the oldest academic journal on music in America.

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Thomas Morley

Thomas Morley (1557 – early October 1602) was an English composer, theorist, singer and organist of the Renaissance. Thomas Weelkes and Thomas Morley are 16th-century English composers, cathedral organists, English Renaissance composers, English classical composers of church music, English madrigal composers, English male classical composers and English male classical organists.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Weelkes

Also known as Weelkes, Weelkes, Thomas.

Thomas Weelkes, the Glossary

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See also

English madrigal composers

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