Choir of New College, Oxford - Western Wind Mass

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No less than 36 statements of the melody appear in all voices except the alto. Perhaps the greatest compliment to a composer is imitation and quotation. Taverner's colleagues Christopher Tye and John Shepperd composed their own Western Wind masses. In the 20th century, Ralph Vaughan Williams gave the first portion of the Gloria from Taverner's work to the medieval angels in his musical mystery play The First Nowell. ... choir of new college oxford boys trebles taverner western wind mass ...