Saturday, May 1, 2021

May 1 - William Lawes (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 1st may be found here: Judy Collins (2020) and William Lawes (2019)

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William Lawes (bapt. 1 May 1602 – 24 September 1645) was a courtier and musician for Charles I of England, best known for his viol consort music, and ceremonial music written for the court.

 


Lawes of Nature


When his music is played on the viol,

It seldom engenders a smile.

It isn’t that Lawes

Has particular flaws,

It’s its seventeenth-century style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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