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Pater Peccavi: Music of Lamentation from Renaissance Portugal William Dazeley Swayne is undoubtedly the finestSUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO Biblical texts of lamentation were embraced by composers of the late Renaissance for their artistic and expressive potential. But in Portugal a kingdom without a king, its people governed by a foreign power such settings gave life, as well, to a rich expression of covert political commentary. Rory McCleerys ongoing interest in this field of polyphony bears fruit for the first time in a ground breaking programme. Many