Robert Ramsey (composer)
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- For the Pennsylvania congressman, see Robert Ramsey (congressman).
Robert Ramsey (1590s – 1644)[1] was an English composer and organist.
He probably began composing around 1610 and may have had court connections, having composed tributes to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, who died in 1612.[2] He graduated as a Bachelor of Music from the University of Cambridge in 1616. He was organist of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1628 until 1644 and Master of the Children at the college from 1637.
In the 1630s, like John Hilton, he composed mythological and biblical dialogues, such as Dives and Abraham, Saul and the Witch of Endor, and Orpheus and Pluto.
References
- ↑ Notes to ASV Gaudeamus recording of Ramsey Choral Works by Philip Cave and the Magnificat Choir & Players (1995). OCLC 34182585. As paraphrased in a review of this recording by Martin Anderson in Fanfare Magazine.
- ↑ Edward Thompson. "Robert Ramsey", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed January 13 2014), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
External links
- Free scores by Robert Ramsey in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
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