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Henry Lawes

Henry Lawes was a British composer (1595–1662). He was born at Wiltshire and died at London.

Overview

Born at Wiltshire in 1595, died at London in 1662.

Formation and teaching

Henry Lawes studied at Salisbury Cathedral School.

As a teacher, Henry Lawes is recorded in connection with Mary Dering. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Psalm 9. Farley Castle. FALKLAND (Lawes). Poems, songs, and sonnets, together with a masque. Choice Psalmes put into musick, for three voices. Poems, songs and sonnets. The treasury of musick. Ayres and dialogues. Coelum Brittanicum. Comus. Comus, a mask. O Absalom.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lawes, Henry, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Lawes, Henry (1596–1662), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Lawes and the Cavalier Poets, Henry Lawes, 2000. Luttrell, Henry Lawes, second Earl Carhampton (1743–1821), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Henry Lawes, 2000.

In detail

Henry Lawes studied at Salisbury Cathedral School. Mary Dering is recorded as having studied under Henry Lawes. the recorded working language is English.

The authority associates the name with Baroque music.

Chronology

  1. 1595Henry Lawes born at Wiltshire.
  2. 1662Henry Lawes died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Henry Lawes”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1349837: Henry Lawes

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