Gyffard partbooks
The Gyffard Partbooks are an important set of Renaissance choral partbooks containing pieces by renown Renaissance composers such as Thomas Tallis and John Sheppard, as well as additional unnamed composers, which are not found in other sources.
Contents
The collection consists of mostly 4-part sacred a capella choral music (though there are some 3- and 5- part pieces).
See also
- Eton Choirbook
- Lambeth Choirbook
- Caius Choirbook
- Peterhouse partbooks
- The Mulliner Book, an instrumental collection
- List_of_Renaissance_composers
Sources
- The Gyffard Partbooks edited by David Mateer. EARLY ENGLISH CHURCH MUSIC Volumes 48 and 51 published by Stainer & Bell