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Locke: Anthems, Motets and Ceremonial Music (English Orpheus Vol 3) /Choir of New College, Oxford * Parley of Instruments * Higginbottom
Oxford Choir of New College
Locke: Anthems, Motets and Ceremonial Music (English Orpheus Vol 3) /Choir of New College, Oxford * Parley of Instruments * Higginbottom
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Matthew Locke, England's leading composer in the 17th century, was also one of the busiest, writing for court, theater, and church. Surprisingly little of his music has been recorded, but this excellent recording helps cor...  more »

     
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Matthew Locke, England's leading composer in the 17th century, was also one of the busiest, writing for court, theater, and church. Surprisingly little of his music has been recorded, but this excellent recording helps correct this. The music has a strong emotional character, with dramatic, often pictorial harmonic effects that are less favored by today's choirs, but the quality of these works only makes us wonder why Locke is not better known. --David Vernier

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