Hugh Aston: Difference between revisions
(tidy, changed composer cat to unhosted) |
m (add additional works by this composer →List of choral works) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
'''Died:''' 17 November 1558 | '''Died:''' 17 November 1558 | ||
'''Biography'''<br> | |||
Hugh Aston (c.1485 – buried 17 November, 1558) was an English composer of the early Tudor period. While little of his music survives, he is notable for his innovative keyboard writing. Few details of his life are certain. In 1510 he attempted to obtain the degree of BMus at Oxford University by submitting a mass and an antiphon; it is not certain if the degree was granted. Between 1510 and 1525 he may have lived in London, and may have had some association with the court of Henry VIII. Most likely he was chorus master at St. Mary Newarke Hospital and College in Leicester between 1525 and 1548. He was an applicant for the position of chorus master at Cardinal Wolsey's new Cardinal College, but Wolsey chose John Taverner instead. His exact date of death is not known, but he was buried on 17 November 1558 in Leicester, at St. Margaret's parish. Additional records show that a pension was paid to him up until that date. <br> | Hugh Aston (c.1485 – buried 17 November, 1558) was an English composer of the early Tudor period. While little of his music survives, he is notable for his innovative keyboard writing. Few details of his life are certain. In 1510 he attempted to obtain the degree of BMus at Oxford University by submitting a mass and an antiphon; it is not certain if the degree was granted. Between 1510 and 1525 he may have lived in London, and may have had some association with the court of Henry VIII. Most likely he was chorus master at St. Mary Newarke Hospital and College in Leicester between 1525 and 1548. He was an applicant for the position of chorus master at Cardinal Wolsey's new Cardinal College, but Wolsey chose John Taverner instead. His exact date of death is not known, but he was buried on 17 November 1558 in Leicester, at St. Margaret's parish. Additional records show that a pension was paid to him up until that date. <br> | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
*''Missa Te Deum'' (five voices) | *''Missa Te Deum Laudamus'' (five voices) | ||
*''Te Deum laudamus'' (five voices) | |||
*''Missa Videte manus meas'' (six voices) | *''Missa Videte manus meas'' (six voices) | ||
*''Gaude mater matris Christe'' (five voices) | *''Gaude mater matris Christe'' (five voices) Obs: is the same piece as the listing below? | ||
*''Te | *''Gaude virgo mater Christi'' (five voices) | ||
*''Ave Maria ancilla trinitatis'' (five voices) | |||
*''Ave Maria dive matris Anne'' (five voices) | |||
*''O baptista vates christi'' (five voices) | |||
*''Te matrem dei laudamus'' (five voices) | |||
{{Whatlinkshere}} | {{Whatlinkshere}} | ||
| Line 22: | Line 26: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
''add web links here'' | |||
[[Category:1485 births|Aston, Hugh]] | [[Category:1485 births|Aston, Hugh]] | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 11 August 2008
Life
Born: circa 1485
Died: 17 November 1558
Biography
Hugh Aston (c.1485 – buried 17 November, 1558) was an English composer of the early Tudor period. While little of his music survives, he is notable for his innovative keyboard writing. Few details of his life are certain. In 1510 he attempted to obtain the degree of BMus at Oxford University by submitting a mass and an antiphon; it is not certain if the degree was granted. Between 1510 and 1525 he may have lived in London, and may have had some association with the court of Henry VIII. Most likely he was chorus master at St. Mary Newarke Hospital and College in Leicester between 1525 and 1548. He was an applicant for the position of chorus master at Cardinal Wolsey's new Cardinal College, but Wolsey chose John Taverner instead. His exact date of death is not known, but he was buried on 17 November 1558 in Leicester, at St. Margaret's parish. Additional records show that a pension was paid to him up until that date.
View the Wikipedia article on Hugh Aston.
List of choral works
- Missa Te Deum Laudamus (five voices)
- Te Deum laudamus (five voices)
- Missa Videte manus meas (six voices)
- Gaude mater matris Christe (five voices) Obs: is the same piece as the listing below?
- Gaude virgo mater Christi (five voices)
- Ave Maria ancilla trinitatis (five voices)
- Ave Maria dive matris Anne (five voices)
- O baptista vates christi (five voices)
- Te matrem dei laudamus (five voices)
Click here to search for this composer on CPDL
Publications
External links
add web links here