Christopher Tye's Sine nomine or Mean Mass is a remarkably original
work, showing a command of imitative counterpoint, melodic development, harmonic control and
dissonance treatment that taken together have little precedent in England. The editor suggests that
Tye offered the work as his exercise for the Cambridge B.Mus. in 1537, and that the university accepted
it for performance to celebrate the birth of Edward VI in October that year.
For five voices, MeanTTBarB. viii + 28 pages. |
