Henry Lawes

Henry Lawes
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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

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Tunes by Henry Lawes (16)AsInstancessort descendingIncipit
['Tis Christmas now, 'tis Christmas now]Henry Lawes, 1595-1662 (Composer)213155 75134 56544
[Creator Spirit, by whose aid]Henry Lawes, 1596-1662 (Composer (melody))253163 2211
PSALM 9Henry Lawes (Composer)253651 17111 76171
IVYBRIDGEHenry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer)255567 11176 65777
AXMINSTER (Lawes)Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer)212313 45345 3456
BRIDGEWATER (Lawes)Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer)213453 45665 34531
[My life's a shade, my days]H. Lawes (Composer)232512 33255 45555
LEDBURY (Lawes)Henry Lawes (1595-1662) (Composer)256751 23123 1345
PSALM 32 (Lawes)H. Lawes (Composer)512144 33524 32
BATTLEHenry Lawes (Composer)533212 72345 54534
FALKLAND (Lawes)H. Lawes (Composer)653143 22117 51234
LAWES' PSALM 47Henry Lawes (Composer (melody and bass))1132612 33255 45
[Chant] (Lawes 53215)H. Lawes (Composer (from))1353215 65443 55456
WHITEHALLHenry Lawes (Composer)1417613 46556 71763
[Chant] (H. Lawes 53211)Henry Lawes (Composer (arr. from))3553211 76544 3
FARLEY CASTLEHenry Lawes (Composer)5313453 45671 17615
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