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Elinor Frey

  • Page from a collection of songs, ballads, and instrumental pieces, composed early in the reign of Henry VIII: "Blow þi hornne, hunter," W. Cornyshe.
    William Cornysh: Prisoner and Choirmaster
    Sarah Huebsch Schilling
    While incarcerated at Fleet Prison, English composer William Cornysh wrote a long poem, "A Treatise between Information and Truth," which drew upon many musical metaphors to explain how and why he was falsely imprisoned. This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore the life and music of William Cornysh II, 500 years after his death.