Composer | Locke, Matthew (1621 - 1677) | ||
Instrumentation | Wind Trio | ||
Style | Celtic | ||
Arranger | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Publisher | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||
Lyricist | Thomas Moore | ||
Date | 1665 | ||
Copyright | Public Domain | ||
Added by magataganm, 13 Nov 2012
Matthew Locke (1621-1677) was born in Exeter England
and later trained in the choir of Exeter Cathedral,
under Edward Gibbons, the brother of Orlando Gibbons.
At the age of eighteen Locke travelled to the
Netherlands, possibly converting to Roman Catholicism
at the time.
"My Lodging Is on the Cold Ground" was originally written by Locke in 1665. it appearedfor the first time in a book in 1775 when Thomas Moore wrote the lyrics "Believe Me,If All Those Endearing Youg Charmes" to Locke's...(+) |