Bishop, Henry Rowley, Sir B Composers Composition
Bishop, Henry Rowley, Sir B Composers Composition
Bishop, Henry Rowley, Sir
English Romantic composer Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (1786-1855) was popular in his time and was the first musician to be knighted. Since that time, his popularity faded. He is remembered now for two songs, "Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark" and especially for "Home, Sweet Home," written for the J. H. Payne opera Clari.
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See Also:
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- Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary with brief life and works.
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- Brief biographical sketch and caricature with summary of his vocal music.
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- List of movies using his songs or other music from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
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- Musical biography noting his self-taught status, academic positions, and the uneven nature of his compositions plus comments about his posterity from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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- Find a Grave pictures of his tomb with brief biography and link to cemetery with listing of others buried there.
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- Listing from recmusic.org of songs he set to music, some with lyrics.
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