The Consort Music of William Lawes, 1602-1645

by John Cunningham

William Lawes is arguably one of the finest English composers of the early seventeenth century. Born in Salisbury in 1602, he rose to prominence in the early 1630s; in 1635 he gained a prestigious post among the elite private musicians of Charles I the 'Lutes, Viols and Voices']. With the outbreak of civil war in 1642, Lawes took arms in support of the king; he died during the Siege of Chester in September 1645. This book is divided into three sections...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954680979
• ISBN13: 9780954680978
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"