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He was born in December 5, 1595, in Dinton, United Kingdom.
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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.
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He was born in December 5, 1595, in Dinton, United Kingdom.
He received his musical education from John Cooper, better known under his Italian pseudonym Giovanni Coperario, a famous composer of the day.
In 1626 he was received as one of the gentlemen of the chapel royal, which place he held till the Commonwealth put a stop to church music.
But even during that songless time Lawes continued his work as a composer, and the famous collection of his vocal pieces, Ayres and Dialogues for One-, Two and Three Voyces, was published in 1653, being followed by two other books under the same title in 1655 and 1658 respectively.
Lawes's name has become known beyond musical circles by his friendship with Milton, whose Comus he supplied with incidental music for the performance of the masque in 1634.
The poet in return immortalized his friend in the famous sonnet in which Milton, with a musical perception not common amongst poets, exactly indicates the great merit of Lawes.
At the same time he is by no means wanting in genuine melodic invention, and his concerted music shows the learned contrapuntist.
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