Quomodo cantabimus, by William Byrd, sung by Quire Cleveland, dir. Ross W. Duffin, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Akron OH, on Oct. 29, 2017.
Quire has sung Byrd since our début concert in 2008, and he is the sole composer on our 2016 recording, England’s Phœnix, so he holds a special place in our hearts. Quomodo cantabimus was composed in answer to a canonic piece by Philippe de Monte. Its two alto voices are both derived from one of the bass parts, except an octave higher, and one of them in inversion: where the bass part ascends, the inverted part descends. At the same time, five other voice parts swirl around in independent counterpoint, creating a lush musical texture and virtually obliterating any chance a listener might have of hearing the embedded canon!
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