Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Robert Fayrfax

Index Robert Fayrfax

Robert Fayrfax (23 April 1464 – 24 October 1521) was an English Renaissance composer, considered the most prominent and influential of the reigns of Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII of England. [1]

28 relations: Andrew Carwood, ASV Records, Bachelor of Music, Chapel Royal, David Skinner (musicologist), Deeping Gate, Doctor of Music, Eton Choirbook, Field of the Cloth of Gold, Henry VII of England, Henry VIII of England, John Taverner, King's College, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Magnificat, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, Mass (music), Military Knights of Windsor, Motet, Parody mass, Part song, Robert Cowper, St Albans Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral Choir, The Cardinall's Musick, Thomas Tallis, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford.

Andrew Carwood

Andrew Carwood (born 30 April 1965) is the Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral in London and director of his own group, The Cardinall's Musick.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Andrew Carwood · See more »

ASV Records

ASV Records was a London-based record label set up by Harley Usill, founder of Argo Records, Decca producer and former Argo general manager, Kevin Daly, and producer Jack Boyce, after Argo's parent company Decca was bought by PolyGram in 1980.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and ASV Records · See more »

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Bachelor of Music · See more »

Chapel Royal

In both the United Kingdom and Canada, a Chapel Royal refers not to a building but to a distinct body of priests and singers who explicitly serve the spiritual needs of the sovereign.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Chapel Royal · See more »

David Skinner (musicologist)

Dr David Skinner is Director of Music at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and David Skinner (musicologist) · See more »

Deeping Gate

Deeping Gate is a village and civil parish, lying on the River Welland in Cambridgeshire.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Deeping Gate · See more »

Doctor of Music

The Doctor of Music degree (D.Mus., D.M., Mus.D. or occasionally Mus.Doc.) is a higher doctorate awarded on the basis of a substantial portfolio of compositions and/or scholarly publications on music.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Doctor of Music · See more »

Eton Choirbook

The Eton Choirbook (Eton College MS. 178) is a richly illuminated manuscript collection of English sacred music composed during the late 15th century.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Eton Choirbook · See more »

Field of the Cloth of Gold

The Field of the Cloth of Gold (Camp du Drap d'Or) was a site in Balinghem between Ardres in France and Guînes in the then-English Pale of Calais that hosted a summit from 7 to 24 June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Field of the Cloth of Gold · See more »

Henry VII of England

Henry VII (Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death on 21 April 1509.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Henry VII of England · See more »

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Henry VIII of England · See more »

John Taverner

John Taverner (c. 1490 – 18 October 1545) was an English composer and organist, regarded as one of the most important English composers of his era.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and John Taverner · See more »

King's College, Cambridge

King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and King's College, Cambridge · See more »

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in east central England.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Lincolnshire · See more »

Magnificat

The Magnificat (Latin for " magnifies ") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Magnificat · See more »

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby

Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced:,; or), later Countess of Richmond and Derby (31 May 1441/1443 – 29 June 1509), was the mother of King Henry VII and paternal grandmother of King Henry VIII of England.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby · See more »

Mass (music)

The Mass (italic), a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism) to music.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Mass (music) · See more »

Military Knights of Windsor

The Military Knights of Windsor, originally the Alms Knights and informally the Poor Knights, are retired military officers who receive a pension and accommodation at Windsor Castle, and who provide support for the Order of the Garter and for the services of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Military Knights of Windsor · See more »

Motet

In western music, a motet is a mainly vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from the late medieval era to the present.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Motet · See more »

Parody mass

A parody mass is a musical setting of the mass, typically from the 16th century, that uses multiple voices of another pre-existing piece of music, such as a fragment of a motet or a secular chanson, as part of its melodic material.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Parody mass · See more »

Part song

A part song, or part-song or partsong, is a form of choral music that consists of a secular song having been written or arranged for several vocal parts, commonly SATB choir but sometimes for an all-male or all-female ensemble.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Part song · See more »

Robert Cowper

Robert Cowper or Robert Cooper (c. 1465-1539/40) was an English composer.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Robert Cowper · See more »

St Albans Cathedral

St Albans Cathedral, sometimes called the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, and referred to locally as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral in St Albans, England.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and St Albans Cathedral · See more »

St Albans Cathedral Choir

St Albans Cathedral Choir is an English Cathedral Choir based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and St Albans Cathedral Choir · See more »

The Cardinall's Musick

The Cardinall's Musick is a United Kingdom-based vocal ensemble specialising in music of the 16th and 17th centuries and contemporary music.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and The Cardinall's Musick · See more »

Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis (1505 – 23 November 1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music, and is considered one of England's greatest composers.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and Thomas Tallis · See more »

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and University of Cambridge · See more »

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

New!!: Robert Fayrfax and University of Oxford · See more »

Redirects here:

Robert Fairfax (musician), Robert fayrfax.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fayrfax

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »