Splendour Enough
Italian multi-voiced music -
heard by
ROBERT ANDERSON'Niquet's team ... has done Striggio and his companions proud.'
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In England we have been brought up to wonder at Spem in alium, the 40-part motet by Thomas Tallis. It now seems certain that Tallis composed his work in direct emulation of Alessandro Striggio, who visited London in 1567 on diplomatic business for Cosimo I of Florence. The two men met, and it was wondered whether any Englishman could match the achievement of the Italian's multi-voiced works. Tallis did so, and it is fascinating to compare the different dispositions of their pieces...
Copyright © 13 March 2012
Robert Anderson,
London UK
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