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Anne Boleyn's Songbook
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Anne Boleyn's Songbook
Genre: Classical
 
Anne Boleyn is without doubt the most famous of Henry VIIIs six wives. She was brought up for a time under the guardianship of Margaret of Austria, who was patron to some of the most famous composers in all of Europe, and ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Alamire
Title: Anne Boleyn's Songbook
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Obsidian
Release Date: 10/9/2015
Genre: Classical
Style: Chamber Music
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 658592071528

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Anne Boleyn is without doubt the most famous of Henry VIIIs six wives. She was brought up for a time under the guardianship of Margaret of Austria, who was patron to some of the most famous composers in all of Europe, and then in the French court before her return to England in 1522. It was in France where the young Anne developed her keen musical tastes, and when a collection of her favorite works began to be assembled into what is now known as the Anne Boleyn Songbook (Royal College of Music, MS 1070). The book probably remained in her possession until her execution in 1536, when she was accused of adultery with no less than five men including her own brother, George, and lutenist Mark Smeaton. Here Alamire explores the finest works in the Songbook by the greatest composers of the early 16th century, including Compère, Brumel, Mouton, and Josquin. Performances by Alamire are interspersed with French chansons and instrumental items for lute, harp and voice. The program concludes with a most haunting setting of ""O Deathe rock me asleep"", not from the Songbook but possibly linked to Annes fate while awaiting her execution in the Tower of London.