Articles & Essays

 

Ancient Groove Music prides itself on rigorous academic research to produce quality editions that are both of musicological interest and of practical use to performers. Please click on any of the links below to read more.

Gregorio Allegri's Miserere mei: an essay detailing the history of this extraordinary piece, and the research which went into producing the Ancient Groove edition.

The various ways in which the Lord's Prayer was set to music in Tudor times

A short commentary on Music for the Burial Service.

The text of the poem Nolo mortem peccatoris, written by the organist John Redford, and set to music by Thomas Morley.

Biographies of Antonio Lotti and Gregorio Allegri.

A short essay which displays the complete text of the popular Christmas Carol, This is the truth sent from above.

Editorial notes for each piece in the reportoire can be found here.

Other researches can be found in the various books and free files for download that are produced by Ancient Groove.