The bella (John Taverner)
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- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2023-01-23). Score information: A4, 12 pages, 273 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from the 'xx songes' of 1530 and the 'Drexel fragments' and completed editorially. Original pitch and note value retained. Two missing lines of the poem have been reinvented editorially (NB: I might change my mind about these)
General Information
Title: The bella
Composer: John Taverner
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicings: SSST or SAAT
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: This is an attempt to complete a song by Taverner that has survived in a seriously incomplete state. Fortunately, some missing music can be recovered from that which survives. Additionally it seems that Taverner's verses consisted substantially of duets, so that the losses are not nearly as bad as at first appears.