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| | DoveSong.com -- The Music of Tomas Luis de Victoria |
 | | Composed at the end of the 16th Century, and the beginning of the 17th Century, the music of Victoria was written for the church, to be sung as a part of the Catholic liturgy and all of the texts are in the Latin language, the official texts of the church...mostly scripture from the Vulgate Bible. |
 | | Victoria composed twenty masses, 44 motets, 36 hymns, 16 alternating plainsong magnificats (plus a magnificent work for two choirs and another for three), ten sublime Marian antiphons, 7 psalm settings for double choirs, 4 sequences, some pieces written to be included in the liturgy, and a body of music composed for Holy Week services. |
 | | But Victoria's music would be forgotten today, were it not for a few learned individuals who know the importance of these works and keep the flame alive, and a few brave CD labels, choirs and singing ensembles who have committed some of the works to disc and perform the music in public. |
| www.dovesong.com /positive_music/archives/renaissance/Victoria.asp (750 words) |
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