Career
Not many of Plummer"s compositions survive - only the motets Anna mater matris Christi (Anne, mother of the mother of Christ) and Tota Pulchra Es (My Love is Wholly Beautiful) are widely available, recorded by the Hilliard Ensemble. A number of Plummer"s compositions appear in the manuscript Brussels Biliothèque Royale Mississippi 5557. These pieces are unaccompanied sacred vocal music written for use in the great royal and noble chapels of northern Europe.
He left the royal household towards the end of his career and moved to Street George’s Chapel, Windsor, where he was a verger.
This post is likely to have supported him in his declining years.