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Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music of the past five centuries. The first volume- dedicated to anthems and motets- presents both favourite and lesser-known works- from the exceptional Renaissance polyphony of Taverner- Tallis- and Byrd- through the Restoration led by Purcell- to the glorious works of the great nineteenth- and twentieth-century composers- including Wesley- Elgar- Stanford- Vaughan Williams- and Howells. The volume contains a number of more substantial works- including Mendelssohns Hear my prayer- Stainers I saw the Lord- and Naylors Vox dicentis: Clama- as well as a wonderful selection of shorter pieces- from Gibbonss O Lord- in thy wrath to Waltons Set me as a seal upon thine heart. With the second companion volume of canticles and responses- this bipartite collection presents a comprehensive survey of English sacred music at its best....