John Redford

As an organist at St. Paul’s, although position up to now was not created, Redford made up substantial music for the device. He served with this capacity, aswell as almoner and Expert from the Choristers, from 1534 until his loss of life. He had not been just a composer but a poet aswell evidenced by his morality play “Wyt and Technology.” Oddly enough and quite essential is the truth that Redford’s music is probably the earliest British compositions for the body organ that’s extant. The majority of his compositions, like the vocal music, betray a propensity towards instrumental music. The placing which dominated Redford’s functions had been three voices using the plainsong cantus firmus in the bass or the center voice. The center voice was frequently exchanged between your right as well as the still left hands. He also utilized the fauxbordon with regards to the plainsong. A few of Redford’s compositions for the body organ were have scored for four parts and he sometimes attempted rhythmic structures leading to 3/4, 5/4 and 10/4 methods. A function which schedules from Redford’s life time, gives some sign that he attempted compositions with chromatic developments beyond the conventions of his very own conservatism.