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Thomas Weelkes

voc, GB
Singer / Composer of Classical

Thomas Weelkes (baptised 25 October 1576 – died 30 November 1623) was an English composer and organist. He became organist of Winchester College in 1598, moving to Chichester Cathedral. His works are chiefly vocal, and include madrigals, anthems and services.

     
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Lament and Elegy: Death Hath Deprived Me on Purcell, Morley & Tomkins: English Royal Funeral Music by Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier
Hosanna to the Son of David on A New Heaven : 1000 Years of Sacred Choral Music by Andrew Fletcher, Ex Cathedra & Jeffrey Skidmore
Noel, Adieu Thou Court's Delight on Thomas Weelkes: Anthems & Madrigals by Thomas Weelkes, Consort Of Musicke & Anthony Rooley
Alleluia, I Heard a Voice on Thomas Weelkes: Anthems & Madrigals by Thomas Weelkes, Consort Of Musicke & Anthony Rooley
All At Once Well Met Fair Ladies Spiccato on Thomas Weelkes Best by Thomas Weelkes & Classic Hertz
Tan ta ra ran tan tant, cryes Mars on Waytes by Piffaro
As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending on Royal Rhymes and Rounds by The King's Singers
As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending on The Triumphs of Oriana by I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth & David Miller
When David Heard on Poetry in Music by The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
O happy he on What Joy so True by Thomas Weelkes, The Choir of Chichester Cathedral, The Rose Consort Of Viols & Charles Harrison

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Grant The King A Long Life (English Anthems & Instrumental Music)Thomas Weelkes / The Choir Of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Fretwork, David Skinner2012Album
LamentationsThe Choir Of Clare College, Timothy Brown, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gregorio Allegri, Robert Ramsey, Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Tallis, Josquin Des Prés, William Byrd2009Album
PassionThomas Tallis • William Byrd • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina • John Taverner • William Jackson • Pablo Casals • Francis Poulenc • Thomas Weelkes • Domenico Scarlatti - Canterbury Cathedral Choir, Timothy Noon Directed By David Flood2000Album
Madrigals & AnthemsThomas Weelkes - The Consort Of Musicke / Anthony Rooley1999Album
AnthemsThomas Weelkes - Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly1995Album
When David Heard... (Athems By Weelkes, Tomkins)Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Tomkins, The Choir Of Trinity College Of Cambridge, Richard Marlow1993Album
Cathedral MusicThomas Weelkes - Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill1992Album
Cathedral MusicThomas Weelkes, The Choir Of The Abbey School, Tewkesbury, Paul Brough1990Album
Rekkenze EnsembleJohann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig Maurer, Franz Möckl, Thomas Weelkes1984Album
A Choral FestivalHenry Purcell, Samuel Wesley, Thomas Tallis, Thomas Weelkes, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Carlo Gesualdo, Claudio Monteverdi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Anton Bruckner, Maurice Duruflé, Gabriel Fauré, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, John Ireland, St. John's College Choir, George Guest1978Compil.
Kissing, Drinking And Insect SongsClaudio Monteverdi, Heinrich Schütz, Josquin Des Prés, Roland de Lassus, Carlo Gesualdo, John Dowland, John Farmer, Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Morley, William Lawes, Juan Ponçe, The Sine Nomine Singers, Harry Saltzman1972Album
Music Of The Court Homes And Cities Of England Volume 6 - Composers Of Chichester And WorcesterThomas Weelkes • Thomas Tomkins1970Album
Tudor Church MusicThomas Weelkes / Thomas Tallis, St. John's College Choir Director George Guest1961Album
Les Cris De Londres / The Cries Of LondonThomas Weelkes / Deller ConsortAlbum
The Cries Of LondonThomas Weelkes / Deller ConsortAlbum
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