Short Name: | Henry Lawes |
Full Name: | Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662 |
Birth Year: | 1596 |
Death Year: | 1662 |
Born: January 5, 1596, Dinton, Wiltshire, England.
Died: October 21, 1662, London, England.
Buried: In the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Lawes, tutor to the daughters of the Earl of Bridgewater, is best known as a composer. He became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1626, and a member of the "King’s Musick" in 1631. He wrote over 400 vocal pieces, as well as anthems and instrumental compositions. His works include:
Choice Psalmes Put into Musick for Three Voices, 1648
Ayres and Dialogues (London: 1653)
Sources:
Frost, p. 680
Hughes, pp. 467-68
Nutter, p. 460
Stulken, p. 292
--www.hymntime.com/tch
Tunes by Henry Lawes (16) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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AXMINSTER (Lawes) | Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer) | 2 | 12313 45345 3456 |
BATTLE | Henry Lawes (Composer) | 6 | 33212 72345 54534 |
BRIDGEWATER (Lawes) | Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer) | 2 | 13453 45665 34531 |
[Chant] (H. Lawes 53211) | Henry Lawes (Composer (arr. from)) | 36 | 53211 76544 3 |
[Creator Spirit, by whose aid] | Henry Lawes, 1596-1662 (Composer (melody)) | 2 | 53163 2211 |
FALKLAND (Lawes) | H. Lawes (Composer) | 6 | 53143 22117 51234 |
FARLEY CASTLE | Henry Lawes (Composer) | 56 | 13453 45671 17615 |
IVYBRIDGE | Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer) | 2 | 55567 11176 65777 |
LAWES' PSALM 47 | Henry Lawes (Composer (melody and bass)) | 11 | 32612 33255 45 |
LEDBURY (Lawes) | Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer) | 2 | 56751 23123 1345 |
[Chant] (Lawes 53215) | H. Lawes (Composer (from)) | 13 | 53215 65443 55456 |
[My life's a shade, my days] | H. Lawes (Composer) | 2 | 32512 33255 45555 |
PSALM 32 (Lawes) | H. Lawes (Composer) | 5 | 12144 33524 32 |
PSALM 9 | Henry Lawes (Composer) | 2 | 53651 17111 76171 |
['Tis Christmas now, 'tis Christmas now] | Henry Lawes, 1595-1662 (Composer) | 2 | 13155 75134 56544 |
WHITEHALL | Henry Lawes (Composer) | 15 | 17613 46556 71763 |