[Magdalen] Easter Devotions

[Jay Weigel]

I've been in choirs that routinely sang in 8 parts. The thought of 40
simply boggles the mind.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 3/17/2015 11:51:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> lupa at kos.net writes:
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> "Canned  ham in garlic sauce" = "Spem in allium.">>>
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> There is the famed 40-part motet by Thomas Tallis called
> "Spem in Allium".
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> I have a recording of it somewhere.  It's one of those esoteric
> motets that one sees programmed occasionally as a novelty
> by large, often professional choirs.  Obviously, your average
> or even very good church choir does not have the resources
> to sing a 40-part motet.
>
> I've been in choirs that have been able to handle 6 or 8 parts
> without batting an eye, but not 40 parts.
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>
> David Strang.
>