ABSTRACT
In England the leading figure associated with the movement was Sir Richard Terry. Terry, of course, did not create the Renaissance polyphonic revival. Moreover, Downside's monastic library has copies of Proske's Musica Divina, and this may well have triggered Terry's interest in Renaissance polyphony. In 1897 Terry directed a performance of Palestrina's Missa Aeterni Christi Munera. The following year, at Holy Week, Terry produced works by Arcadelt, Tye and Victoria. The Downside Motets break new ground, however, by offering a mixture of English and Continental works. Terry's work at Downside helped secure him the post of Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 1901. At that time the building was still under construction, and the consecration did not take place till 1910. The result was a very different repertoire from that offered by other English Catholic establishments, dependent as they often were on amateur resources.
