BATTLE

Composer: Henry Lawes

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  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BATTLE
Composer: Henry Lawes (1638)
Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10
Incipit: 33212 72345 54534
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1371
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #3880
Text: Long Did I Toil
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

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ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1371

Audio

Small Church Music #5747

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3880

Include 4 pre-1979 instances
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