John Amner

Background

John Amner was born in 1579, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Achievements

• His other works include Preces (both for five voices), four settings of the daily canticles, several simple four-part anthems, slightly more complex five-part anthems, and verse anthems. Roughly a dozen of these works were recorded in the 1990s, and many were performed by the choir of Ely Cathedral, including Blessed be the Lord God; Hear, O Lord; Have mercy; I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; My Lord is hence removed and laid; O sing unto the Lord; O ye little flock; the Second Service (Cesar's) and Sing, O heavn's. Amner also wrote a pavan and galliard for viols and a single keyboard piece that stands out historically as the only recognized group of variations on a metrical psalm tune (O Lord in thee is all my trust).

Works

• hymn

  • Sacred Hymns in 3 to 6 parts “ for voices and vyols”

    (The collection represents most of his known works.)

    1615

Connections

Son:

Ralph Amner

Ralph Amner was bass singer at the R. Chapel, Windsor, from 1623-1663.