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'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''
Thomas Ravenscroft was an English musician, theorist and editor, notable as a composer of rounds and catches, and especially for compiling collections of British folk music. Ravenscroft's principal contributions are his collections of folk music, including catches, rounds, street cries, vendor songs, "freeman's songs" and other anonymous music, in three collections: ''Pammelia'' (1609), ''Deuteromelia or The Seconde Part of Musicks Melodie'' (1609) and ''Melismata'' (1611), which contains one of the best-known works in his collections, ''The Three Ravens''. Some of the music he compiled has acquired extraordinary fame, though his name is rarely associated with the music; for example ''Three Blind Mice'' first appears in ''Deuteromelia''. He also published a metrical psalter ([[The Whole Booke of Psalmes (Thomas Ravenscroft)|''The Whole Booke of Psalmes '']]) in 1621.
Thomas Ravenscroft was an English musician, theorist and editor, notable as a composer of rounds and catches, and especially for compiling collections of British folk music. Ravenscroft's principal contributions are his collections of folk music, including catches, rounds, street cries, vendor songs, "freeman's songs" and other anonymous music, in three collections: ''Pammelia'' (1609), ''Deuteromelia or The Seconde Part of Musicks Melodie'' (1609) and ''Melismata'' (1611), which contains one of the best-known works in his collections, ''The Three Ravens''. Some of the music he compiled has acquired extraordinary fame, though his name is rarely associated with the music; for example ''Three Blind Mice'' first appears in ''Deuteromelia''. He also published a metrical psalter ([[The Whole Booke of Psalmes (Thomas Ravenscroft)|''The Whole Booke of Psalmes '']]) in 1621.
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*{{NoCo|Exaudi Domine orationem meam}}   (canon)
*{{NoCo|Exaudi Domine orationem meam}}   (canon)
====2b. From [[Melismata (Thomas Ravenscroft)|''Melismata'']], 1611====
====2b. From [[Melismata (Thomas Ravenscroft)|''Melismata'']], 1611====
*{{NoCo|Remember, O Thou Man}}   (A Christmas Carol)
*{{NoCo|Remember, O thou man}}   (A Christmas Carol)
====2c. From [[The Whole Booke of Psalmes (Thomas Ravenscroft)|''The Whole Booke of Psalmes'']], 1621====
====2c. From [[The Whole Booke of Psalmes (Thomas Ravenscroft)|''The Whole Booke of Psalmes'']], 1621====
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*{{NoCo|In God the Lord I put my trust}}   (Psalm 11)
*{{NoCo|In God the Lord I put my trust}}   (Psalm 11)
*{{NoCo|I will give laud and honor both}} (Psalm 34)
*{{NoCo|I will give laud and honor both}} (Psalm 34)
*{{NoCo|Lord, be my judge, and thou shalt see}} (Psalm 26)
*{{NoCo|Lord, bow thine ear to my request}}   (Psalm 86)
*{{NoCo|Lord, bow thine ear to my request}}   (Psalm 86)
*{{NoCo|Lord, keep me, for I trust in Thee}}   (Psalm 16)
*{{NoCo|Lord, keep me, for I trust in Thee}}   (Psalm 16)
*{{NoCo|My heart doth take in hand}}   (Psalm 45)
*{{NoCo|My Lord my God in all distresse}} (Psalm 71)
*{{NoCo|My Lord my God in all distresse}} (Psalm 71)
*{{NoCo|My shepherd is the living Lord}} (Psalm 23)
*{{NoCo|My shepherd is the living Lord}} (Psalm 23)
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*{{NoCo|My soul, praise the Lord, speak good of his name|My soul, praise the Lord}}   (Psalm 104)
*{{NoCo|Now Israel may say, and that truly}}   (Psalm 124)
*{{NoCo|Now Israel may say, and that truly}}   (Psalm 124)
*{{NoCo|Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon)}}
*{{NoCo|Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon)}}
*{{NoCo|O all ye nations of the world}}   (Psalm 117)
*{{NoCo|O all ye nations of the world}}   (Psalm 117)
*{{NoCo|O come, let us lift up our voice}}   (Psalm 95)
*{{NoCo|O God, my God, wherefore dost Thou}}   (Psalm 22)
*{{NoCo|O God, my God, wherefore dost Thou}}   (Psalm 22)
*{{NoCo|O God our Lord how wonderful}}   (Psalm 8)
*{{NoCo|O God our Lord how wonderful}}   (Psalm 8)
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*{{NoCo|Psalm Before Evening Prayer}}   (Behold, now give heed)
*{{NoCo|Psalm Before Evening Prayer}}   (Behold, now give heed)
*{{NoCo|Sing ye with praise unto the Lord}}   (Psalm 96)
*{{NoCo|That man is blest whose wickedness}}   (Psalm 32)
*{{NoCo|That man is blest whose wickedness}}   (Psalm 32)
*{{NoCo|Thou art, O Lord, my strength and stay}}   (Psalm 28)
*{{NoCo|Thou art, O Lord, my strength and stay}}   (Psalm 28)
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*{{NoCo|Deuteromelia (Edited by Andreas Stenberg)}} &nbsp; ( [[Media:Deuteromelia.pdf|{{pdf}}]] )  
*''[[Deuteromelia (Edited by Andreas Stenberg) (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Deuteromelia]]'' (The whole book)  
*{{NoCo|Pammelia; The three part canons (Edited by A.Stenberg)}} &nbsp; ( [[Media:Pammelia.pdf|{{pdf}}]] )
*{{NoCo|Pammelia: The three part canons}}  
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*[[Pammelia (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Pammelia]]. Musicks Miscellanie. (1609)  
*[[Pammelia (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Pammelia]]. Musicks Miscellanie. (1609)  
*[[Deuteromelia (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Deuteromelia]]: Or The Second part of Musicks melodie. (1609)  
*[[Deuteromelia (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Deuteromelia]]: Or The Second part of Musicks melodie. (1609)  
*[[Melismata (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Melismata]]. Musicall Phansies. Fitting the Court, Citie, and Countrey Humours. To 3, 4, and 5. Voyces. (1611)  
*[[Melismata (Thomas Ravenscroft)|Melismata]]. Musicall Phansies. Fitting the Court, Citie, and Countrey Humours. To 3, 4, and 5. Voyces. (1611)  
*[[A Brief Discourse (Thomas Ravenscroft)|A briefe discourse]] Of the true (but neglected) use of Charact'ring the Degrees by their Perfection [...] (1614)  
*[[A Brief Discourse (Thomas Ravenscroft)|A briefe discourse]] Of the true (but neglected) use of Charact'ring the Degrees by their Perfection [] (1614)  
*[[The Whole Booke of Psalmes]]: With The Humnes Evangelicall, and Songs Spiritual. [...] (1621)
*[[The Whole Booke of Psalmes]]: With The Humnes Evangelicall, and Songs Spiritual. [] (1621)


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 19:03, 7 March 2019

Life

Born: 1592

Died: 1633

Biography Thomas Ravenscroft was an English musician, theorist and editor, notable as a composer of rounds and catches, and especially for compiling collections of British folk music. Ravenscroft's principal contributions are his collections of folk music, including catches, rounds, street cries, vendor songs, "freeman's songs" and other anonymous music, in three collections: Pammelia (1609), Deuteromelia or The Seconde Part of Musicks Melodie (1609) and Melismata (1611), which contains one of the best-known works in his collections, The Three Ravens. Some of the music he compiled has acquired extraordinary fame, though his name is rarely associated with the music; for example Three Blind Mice first appears in Deuteromelia. He also published a metrical psalter (The Whole Booke of Psalmes ) in 1621.

View the Wikipedia article on Thomas Ravenscroft.

List of choral works

1. Secular songs

2. Sacred songs

2a. From Pammelia, 1609

2b. From Melismata, 1611

2c. From The Whole Booke of Psalmes, 1621

Editions of whole collections

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)


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Publications

  • Pammelia. Musicks Miscellanie. (1609)
  • Deuteromelia: Or The Second part of Musicks melodie. (1609)
  • Melismata. Musicall Phansies. Fitting the Court, Citie, and Countrey Humours. To 3, 4, and 5. Voyces. (1611)
  • A briefe discourse Of the true (but neglected) use of Charact'ring the Degrees by their Perfection […] (1614)
  • The Whole Booke of Psalmes: With The Humnes Evangelicall, and Songs Spiritual. […] (1621)

External links

The Music of Thomas Ravenscroft: The best online resource for modern editions, facsimiles, discography and bibliography.