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Lawes, Henry

composer, gentleman of the Chapel, contratenor, singer, composer for lutes and voices, violin


born: 05 Jan 1596 Dinton, Wiltshire / county, England Source: 1  

born: 00 Dec 1595 Source: 2,3,4,5  

baptised: 05 Jan 1596 Source: 6  
baptised: 01 Jan 1596 Source: 7  
baptised: 00 Dec 1595 Source: 7  

died: 21 Oct 1662 London, England Source: 1  

active: Baltimore, Maryland / state, USA  

active in church: 1660-1662 London, England Source: 8  

The Music Sack has 61 items with information about Henry Lawes:


 1995

Spink, Ian
Restoration cathedral music 1660-1714
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995, 487 p.

Number of People : 11


 1994

[mentioned in the text]
The above item is part of :
Giles, Peter
The History and Technique of the Counter-Tenor.
A Study of the Male High Voice Family
Aldershot, Hampshire: Scolar Press, 1994, 459 p.

Number of People : 24


 1986

Grove, George / Sir
British opera in retrospect. A project to encourage the performance of British operas
Sponsored and organised by the British Music Society for European music year, 1985
Opera Project Management Committee, 1986, 149 p.

Number of People : 184


 1984

Salmen, Gabriele
Musiker im Portrat
Munchen: C. H. Beck, 1984, 5 BANDE p.

Number of People : 402


 1982

Index
p. 313-343 In:
Keefer, Lubov Breit
Baltimore's music
The haven of the American composer
Baltimore: 1982, 343 p.

Number of People : 3,293


 1981

Ashbee, Andrew
Lists of Payments to the King's Musick in the Reign of Charles II (1660-1685)
Transcribed and edited by Andrew Ashbee
Snodland, Kent: Andrew Ashbee, 1981

Number of People : 213


 1980 Source: 1

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1979

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1977 Source: 4

Stieger, Franz
Opernlexikon
Teil II: Komponisten
Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1977

Number of People : 9,633


 1977

Hayden, Andrew
British hymn writers and composers
A check-list
Croydon, England: Hymn Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 1977

Number of People : 2,118


 1976

Composers
p. 273 In:
Higginson, J. Vincent
Handbook for American catholic hymnals
Springfield, Ohio: Hymn Society of America, 1976

Number of People : 300


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1974

Spink, Ian
[Henry Lawes]
English Songs: Dowland to Purcell.
London: B. T. Batsford, 1974.
p. 74-79
       musical examples

Number of People : 1

Descriptive note


 1970

Honneger, Marc
Dictionnaire de la musique
Publie sous la direction de Marc Honneger
Paris: Bordas, 1970-76

Number of People : 6,183


 1969

MacGrady, R.J.
Henry Lawes and the concept of "Just note and accent"
Music and Letters. 50 (1969), S. 86-102.
       Mit Notenbeisp.

Number of People : 1


 1967

Weiss, Piero
Ellmann, Richard
Letters of composers through six centuries
Compiled and edited by Piero Weiss
Foreword by Richard Ellmann
Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, [1967], 619 p.

Number of People : 98


 1962

Notes on the composers
p. 662 In:
Frost, Maurice
Historical companion to hymns ancient & modern
Edited by Maurice Frost, Litt.D.
London: William Clowes, 1962, 716 p.

Number of People : 336


 1959 Source: 5

Eitner, Robert
Biographisch-bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten
Christlicher Zeitrechnung bis Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts
Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlaganstalt, 1959

Number of People : 26,838


 1954

Pena, Joaquin
Angles, Higinio
Querol Gavalda, Miguel
Diccionario de la musica labor
Iniciado por Joaquin Pena
Continuado por Higinio Angles
Con la colaboracion de Miguel Querol y otros distinguidos musicologos espanoles y extranjeros
Barcelona: Editorial Labor, 1954, 2V, 2318P.

Number of People : 7,942


 1953

Routley, Erik
Parry, K.L.
Companion to congregational praise
Edited by K.L. Parry, Minster of Highbury Chapel, Bristol
With notes on the music by Erik Routley, lecturer and chaplain of Mansfield College, Oxford
London: Independent Press Ltd., 1953

Number of People : 698


 1951

Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sundstrom, Einar
Sohlman's musiklexikon : nordiskt och allmant upplagsverk for tonkonst, musikliv och dans
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl Allan Moberg [och] Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, [1951-]

Number of People : 8,662


 1951

Hart, Eric Ford
Introduction to Henry Lawes.
Music and Letters. 32 (1951), S. 217-225, S. 328-344.

Number of People : 1


 1940

Baker, Theodore
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Fourth edition revised and enlarged
New York: G. Schirmer, 1940

Number of People : 6,835


 1938

Schmidl, Carlo
Dizionario universale dei musicisti : Supplemento
Milan: Sonzogno, 1938, 806 p.

Number of People : 9,140


 1937

Schmidl, Carlo
Dizionario universale dei musicisti
Milan: Sonzogno, 1937, 2V p.

Number of People : 11,317


 1924

Bekker, Leander Jan de
Black's dictionary of music & musicians ... from earliest times to 1924 ...
London: 1924

Number of People : 1,435


 1921 Source: 8

West, John Ebenezer
Cathedral organists past and present.
A record of the succession of organists of the cathdrals, chapels royal, and principal collegiate churches of the United Kingdom, from about the period of the Reformation until the present day.
With biographical notes, extracts from the chapter books, anecdotes, &c.
London: Novello, 1921, 141 p.

Number of People : 634


 1920

Bridge, Frederick
Twelve good musicians : From John Bull to Henry Purcell
New York: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1920

Number of People : 12


 1919

Remy, Alfred
Baker, Theodore
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Third edition
Revised and enlarged by Alfred Remy, M.A.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1919, 1094 p.

Number of People : 7,067


 1911

Baltzell, Winton J.
Baltzell's dictionary of musicians ...
Boston, MA: 1911

Number of People : 748


 1909

Index
p. 489-522 In:
Lafontaine, Henry Cart de
The king's musick.
A transcript of records relating to music and musicians (1460-1700)
Edited by Henry Cart de Lafontaine
London: Novello, 1909, 522 p.

Number of People : 1,649


 1909

Lafontaine, Henry Cart de
The king's musick.
A transcript of records relating to music and musicians (1460-1700)
Edited by Henry Cart de Lafontaine
London: Novello, 1909, 522 p.

Number of People : 56

More Details : (2 Sections)


 1900

Baker, Theodore
Biographical dictionary of musicians
Compiled and edited by Theodore Baker, Ph.D.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1900, 653 p.

Number of People : 5,682

More Details : (1 Section)


 1897 Source: 2

Stratton, Stephen Samuel
Brown, James D.
British musical biography.
A dictionary of musical artists, authors and composers born in Britain and its colonies.
By James D. Brown and Stephen S. Stratton
Birmingham: S.S. Stratton, 1897, 462 p.

Number of People : 4,164


 1891 Source: 7

Bumpus, John S.
The organists & composers of St. Paul's cathedral
By John S. Bumpus
London: Bowden, Hudson, 1891, 272 p.

Number of People : 159


 1891

Love, James
Scottish church music : its composers and sources
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1891

Number of People : 387

More Details : (1 Section)


 1888

Champlin, J.D.
Cyclopedia of music and musicians ...
New York: 1888-90, 3 vols.

Number of People : 596


 1887

Baptie, David
A handbook of musical biography ...
2nd ed.
London: 1887

Number of People : 1,274


 1886 Source: 3

Brown, James Duff
Biographical dictionary of musicians.
With a bibliography of English writings on music
Paisley, Scotland: A. Gardner, 1886, 637 p.

Number of People : 4,300


 1883 Source: 6

Baptie, David
A handbook of musical biography
London: W. Morley, 1883, 256 p.

Number of People : 3,177


 1882

Barrett, William Alex
English church composers
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882

Number of People : 56


 1879

Grove, George / Sir
Dictionary of music and musicians ...
London: 1879-99, 4 vols. Note
       Note: Of various editions

Number of People : 999


 1875

Fetis, Francois-Joseph
Biographie universelle des musiciens : et bibliographie generale de la musique.
Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-83

Number of People : 5,657


 1870

Cates, W.L.R.
Mounder, S.
The biographical treasury.
A dictionary of universal biography ...
New ed.
Revised ... by W. L. R. Cates...
London: 1870

Number of People : 62


 1867

Cassell's biographical dictionary ...
London: [1867-69]

Number of People : 134


 1859

Allibone, S.A.
A critical dictionary of English literature & British & American authors ... from the earliest accounts to the middle of the 19th century ...
London: 1859-71, 3 vols.

Number of People : 405


 1857

Waller, J.F.
The imperial dictionary of universal biography ...
London: 1857-63, 16 vols.

Number of People : 180


 1856

Knight, C.
Biography ...
London: 1856-72, 7 vols.
      (Series: The English Cyclopaedia; Division III)

Number of People : 87


 1853

Rose, H.J.
A new general biographical dictionary ...
London: 1853, 12 vols.

Number of People : 133


 1851

Hogarth, George
Memoirs of the opera in Italy, France, Germany and England
Vol. I
London: 1851, 376 p.

Number of People : 65


 1850

Smyth, G.L.
The worthies of England [with] monuments ... in Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral ...
London: 1850, 2 vols.

Number of People : 8


 1841

Gorton, J.
A general biographical dictionary ...
New ed.
London: 1841, 3 vols.

Number of People : 124


 1836

A'Beckett, W. / Sir
A universal biography : ... scriptural, classical & mythological memoirs ... with accounts of ... living characters ...
London: 1836, 3 vols.

Number of People : 89


 1836

Cunningham, G.G.
Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, from Alfred the Great to the latest times ...
Glasgow: 1836-38, 8 vols.

Number of People : 23


 1834

Bingley, William
Musical biography : or, memoirs of the lives and writings of the most eminent musical composers and writers, who have flourished in the different countries of Europe during the last three centuries
London: R. Bentley, 1834, 395 p.

Number of People : 463


 1834

Bingley, William
Musical biography : or Memoirs of ... musical composers & writers ... of Europe during the last three centuries ...
2nd ed.
London: 1834, 2 vols.

Number of People : 198


 1827

A dictionary of musicians ...
2nd ed.
London: 1827, 2 vols.

Number of People : 810


 1824

Watt, R.
Bibliotheca britannia : or, A general index to British ... literature ...
Edinburgh: 1824, Vols. 1 & 2.

Number of People : 179


 1821

Watkins, J.
The universal biographical dictionary ...
New ed.
London: 1821

Number of People : 58


 1812

Chalmers, A.
The general biographical dictionary ...
New ed.
London: 1812-17, 32 vols.

Number of People : 65


 1799

Aikin, J.
General biography ...
London: 1799-1815, 10 vols

Number of People : 24

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