O Sacrum Convivium was probably composed in the 1560's but like several other motets composed by Tallis in his 1575 collection it was later substantially revised. This music was originally conceived as an instrumental fantasia; subsequently during the course of its extensive musical remoulding it was adapted to a variety of English texts as well as to the present Latin words. The version pub…

William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) was an English renaissance composer who wrote several well-known works in both the Catholic and Anglican traditions many of which are still highly popular today. He studied under ThomasTallis at the Chapel Royal before becoming Organist and Master of the Choristers at Lincoln. He later returned to the Chapel Royal as Gentleman and Organist. O Sacrum Convivium was insp…

By Thomas Tallis. Arranged by Milsom. For Choral Collection: Mixed Choir. Published by Oxford University Press.

By Thomas Tallis. Arranged by Milsom. For Mixed Choir Unaccompanied. TCM74RR. Published by Oxford University Press.

Collection. Composed by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). Edited by Philip Lawson. De Haske Choral Music. Concert, Sacred. Octavo. 32 pages. Published by De Haske Publications