Richard Dering
Richard Dering (also Deering, Dearing ; * around 1580; buried March 22, 1630 in London ) was an English organist and composer .
After studying at Oxford , he moved to Italy in 1612. There he converted to the Catholic faith and came under the influence of the Italian compositional style, which had a strong influence on his work from this time on. In 1625 he returned to his homeland, before that he held the position of organist at the monastery of the English Benedictine Sisters in Brussels for some time .
The works of his early years are still exclusively in the English tradition, he created vocal and instrumental music using melodies from his homeland. After his return, his works follow the Italian style.
literature
- Peter Platt, SL: Dering, Richard. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 4 (Camarella - Couture). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2000, ISBN 3-7618-1114-4 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- Jonathan P. Wainwright: Dering, Richard. In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
Web links
- Sheet music in the public domain by Richard Dering in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
- Sheet music and audio files by Richard Dering in the International Music Score Library Project
- Peter Platt, Jonathan P. Wainwright: Dering, Richard. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dering, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deering, Richard; Dearing, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1580 |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried March 22, 1630 |
| Place of death | London |