Monks in Tudor England subtly altered the words of Latin plainsong, transforming them into coded protest. |
Urban March is magical, formed from simple humming, and Woman at the Door has the qualities of plainsong. |
Her nuns, by their own admission, weren't very good at singing, with their plainsong and intoning more than a little out of tune! |
In other words, the daily execution of a grand motet on ordinary days would have given place to plainsong on feast days. |
If you have no stomach for plainsong and church polyphony, steer clear of this recording. |
Significant plainsong hymns have a place, all treated with flowing simplicity. |