Henry Lawes - Cavalier Songwriter

Zusatztext Spink tells us with breathtaking candour: "The fact that most of his songs are short and restricted in their musical range makes writing interestingly about them rather a challenge." Given this challenge, Spink does rather well.... an excellent account of the Englishness of Lawes's musical art ... an excelent account of the Englishness of Lawes's musical art Informationen zum Autor Ian Spink is Emeritus Professor of the Music Department at Royal Holloway College, London Klappentext Henry Lawes (1596-1662) has long been acknowledged as the leading English songwriter of the period of Charles I. He collaborated with Milton in Comus (1634) and among his hundreds of songs are settings of many famous lyrics by Cavalier poets such as Carew, Herrick, and Suckling. New recordings and musical editions of his work reflect his continued and increasing importance. This study, the first published since 1940, combines an account of his life with an analysis of his development as a songwriter. Zusammenfassung Although Henry Lawes wrote some church music, his significance as a composer lies in his settings of the lyrics by Cavalier poets such as Carew, Herrick, Suckling, and Waller, at the court of Charles I. This is a biography and a study of Lawes' development as a songwriter during this period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pitch and Key Designations Introduction Beginnings Lawes and the Cavalier Poets Songs for Masques and Plays The Civil War Concerts, Publications, Operas Sacred Music: Psalms and Anthems Appendix: Lawes's Last Will and Testament List of Works Songs Sacred Music Rounds and Catches Instrumental Pieces Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: I. Spink, Ian Spink, Ian (Emeritus Professor Spink, Spink Ian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.2000
• EAN: 9780198165569
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816556-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Music; Oxford Monographs on Music
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, baroque, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, C 1600 To C 1700, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)