Composition Year | 1536 |
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Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, lute; For voices with solo instruments; |
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Work Title | O Death Rock me to sleep |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Boleyn, Anne |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAB 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1536 |
First Publication. | 1611 |
Librettist | Composer |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | voice, harpsichord |
Extra Information | This song, attributed to Anne Boleyn as she was awaiting execution in the Tower of London, was transcribed by Arnold Dolmetsch in 1898 from a lute tablature version published in 1611. The current version was published in Dolmetch's book Select English Songs and Dialogues of the 16th and 17th Centuries (Boosey, 1898) |