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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.
Sites in Bishop, Henry Rowley, Sir
Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley
Life and highlights of works from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001.
Henry Bishop
Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary with brief life and works.
Grave of Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
Find a Grave pictures of his tomb with brief biography and link to cemetery with listing of others buried there.
Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley
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.
Miscellaneous Songs by Henry Rowley Bishop
Listing from recmusic.org of songs he set to music, some with lyrics.
H.R. Bishop
List of movies using his songs or other music from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
Bishop, Henry (1786 - 1855)
Brief biographical sketch and caricature with summary of his vocal music. |
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