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The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems is a collection of vocal scores of music from the Tudor era of England (c.1550-1625). It was published in 1978 by Oxford University Press and was compiled by by the organist and publisher Christopher Morris. The preface is written Sir David Willcocks.

The collection encompasses 34 motets and anthems by 14 different composers who were active during the Tudor Period, sometimes referred as "the Golden Age of English church music, which spans from around 1500 to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in 1625. This period in English history was especially marked by the religious upheaval of the English Reformation which was advanced by King Edward VI. With competing demands over the language of Church of England liturgy, composers of this era variously set both Latin and English texts to music, and this is reflected in the range of works presented in this book. Works reflect a range of styles, from simple four-part harmony to more elaborate polyphonic motets for up to eight voices.

Sources for this collection include a set of partbooks from the British Library, copied by Thomas Myriell and entitled Trisitiae Remedium (1616), and partbooks sourced from the libraries of Christ Church, Oxford (c.1620) and St Michael's College, Tenbury (c.1615).

Christopher Morris (1922-2014), who compiled this book, was editor of OUP during the 1970s and organist of St George's, Hanover Square in London.