Wendy J. Porter, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music and Worship at McMaster Divinity College, a seminary and graduate school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She teaches in Ministry Studies, including wide-ranging eras of music and worship, and has published in areas ranging from early Christianity to contemporary worship. She is also co-author of New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions (de Gruyter).

• Chapter One: Musical-Linguistic Perspectives on Sixteenth-Century Credos Basic ConceptsLinguistic Theory and MusicStyle Analysis as a FrameworkChapter Two: Musical-Linguistic Emphasis as InterpretationA Theory of Emphasis as InterpretationChapter Three: John Taverner’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Four: Christopher Tye’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Five: Thomas Tallis’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Six: John Sheppard’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Seven: William Byrd’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Eight: ConclusionApproachApplicationAssessmentAppendix: Credo Text

Wendy J. Porter, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music and Worship at McMaster Divinity College, a seminary and graduate school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She teaches in Ministry Studies, including wide-ranging eras of music and worship, and has published in areas ranging from early Christianity to contemporary worship. She is also co-author of New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions (de Gruyter).

• Chapter One: Musical-Linguistic Perspectives on Sixteenth-Century Credos Basic ConceptsLinguistic Theory and MusicStyle Analysis as a FrameworkChapter Two: Musical-Linguistic Emphasis as InterpretationA Theory of Emphasis as InterpretationChapter Three: John Taverner’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Four: Christopher Tye’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Five: Thomas Tallis’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Six: John Sheppard’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Seven: William Byrd’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Eight: ConclusionApproachApplicationAssessmentAppendix: Credo Text

Wendy J. Porter, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music and Worship at McMaster Divinity College, a seminary and graduate school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She teaches in Ministry Studies, including wide-ranging eras of music and worship, and has published in areas ranging from early Christianity to contemporary worship. She is also co-author of New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions (de Gruyter).

• Chapter One: Musical-Linguistic Perspectives on Sixteenth-Century Credos Basic ConceptsLinguistic Theory and MusicStyle Analysis as a FrameworkChapter Two: Musical-Linguistic Emphasis as InterpretationA Theory of Emphasis as InterpretationChapter Three: John Taverner’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Four: Christopher Tye’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Five: Thomas Tallis’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Six: John Sheppard’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Seven: William Byrd’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Eight: ConclusionApproachApplicationAssessmentAppendix: Credo Text