English organists under the Tudors boasted a wealth of repertoire. Their compositions are based on the elaborate choral works of the period. The present collection draws on the Mulliner Book and other sources, and includes music by the great Thomas Tallis, a musician who survived all the vicissitudes of the troubled 16th century to leave a significant musical legacy. John Redford Exultet celum laudibus Sermone blando angelus John Blitheman Eterne rerum conditor Christe qui lux Six settings of Gloria tibi Trinitas John Redford Angulare fundamentum Te lucis ante terminum Primo dierum omnium Three settings of Lucem tuam Anonymous La Mi Re Felix namque A solis ortus Thomas Tallis Clarifica me Pater (I) Gloria tibi Trinitas Clarifica me Pater (II) Iste confessor Clarifica me Pater (III) Thomas Tomkins Miserere Clarifica me Pater In nomine

Carl Smith, organist

First Lutheran Church, Nashville; Ackerman Auditorium, Southern Adventist University

Naxos; 2006