Editing Anthem (section)

===Notable composers of liturgical anthems: historic context===
During the [[Elizabethan period]], notable anthems were composed by [[Thomas Tallis]], [[William Byrd]], Tye, and Farrant{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} but they were not mentioned in the [[Book of Common Prayer]] until 1662 when the famous [[rubric]] "In quires and places where they sing here followeth the Anthem" first appears. Early anthems tended to be simple and [[homophony|homophonic]] in texture, so that the words could be clearly heard. During the 17th century, notable anthems were composed by [[Orlando Gibbons]], [[Henry Purcell]], and [[John Blow]],{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} with the [[verse anthem]] becoming the dominant musical form of the [[English Restoration|Restoration]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Anthem in Reformation England |url=https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the-anthem-in-reformation-england/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Bible Odyssey |language=en-US}}</ref> In the 18th century, famed anthems were composed by Croft, Boyce, [[James Kent (composer)|James Kent]], [[James Nares (composer)|James Nares]], [[Benjamin Cooke]], and [[Samuel Arnold (composer)|Samuel Arnold]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} In the 19th century, [[Samuel Sebastian Wesley]] wrote anthems influenced by contemporary [[oratorio]] which stretch to several [[movement (music)|movements]] and last twenty minutes or longer. Later in the century, [[Charles Villiers Stanford]] used symphonic techniques to produce a more concise and unified structure. Many anthems have been written since then, generally by [[organist|specialists]] in organ music rather than [[composer]]s, and often in a conservative style. Major composers have usually written anthems in response to commissions and for special occasions: for instance [[Edward Elgar]]'s 1912 "Great is the Lord" and 1914 "Give unto the Lord" (both with orchestral accompaniment); [[Benjamin Britten]]'s 1943 "[[Rejoice in the Lamb]]" (a modern example of a multi-movement anthem, today heard mainly as a concert piece); and, on a much smaller scale, [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]'s 1952 "O Taste and See" written for the coronation of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]. With the relaxation of the rule, in England at least, that anthems should only be in English, the repertoire has been greatly enhanced by the addition of many works from the Latin repertoire.