Hoc Enim Bonus Est

Description

• Part of a set of exquisite motets by the great Spanish Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) – Four pieces of Francisco Guerrero edited by Donald James: Hoc Enim Bonus Est, Simile est Regnum, In Illo Tempore, Assumpsit Jesu
• After Victoria, Guerrero was the most important Spanish composer of sacred music
• demanding works, with sophisticated polyphony and modal harmony
• Notes on performance by Donald James, a leading scholar of Guerrero’s music; also includes keyboard reduction for ease in rehearsal
• Could be used for both church and concert; a great reflection of the golden age of Spanish sacred music