Henry Stoning
Henry Stoning , also Stonings , Stenings , Stoninge , Stonynge or Stoninges , (* 16th century; † 17th century, effective late 16th century to early 17th century) was an English composer of the Renaissance.
life and work
Virtually no biographical data are known of Stoning. Anthony Wood and John Hawkins describe him as a well-known musician who lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I and King James I of England .
Stoning's polyphonic works for violas have a solemn, elegant, quasi-vocal style.
Works by Henry Stoning
- Browninge, my dear for five violas
- In nomine for four violas
- In nomine for five violas
- Latin Magnificat for four voices
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- Carolyn Coxon: Stonings (Stoninge), Henry. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 12 (Schoberlechner - Symphonic Poetry). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1965, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 1409 (= digital library volume 60, p. 71628)
- Stoning, Henry. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- Norman Josephs and David Mateer: Stoning [Stoninge, Stonynge, Stoninges], Henry. In: Oxford Music Online. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
- Oxford Index: Stoning [Stoninge, Stonynge, Stoninges], Henry. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
- hoasm.org: Henry Stenings. Here of a Sunday Morning (The very best in early music for more than 40 years), accessed on August 5, 2019 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Henry Stoning in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Sheet music and audio files by Henry Stoning in the International Music Score Library Project (The works are under a Creative Commons license.)
- Henry Stoning at MusicBrainz (English)
- Henry Stoning at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Carolyn Coxon. 1965. Henry Stonings.
- ↑ a b Oxford Index. Henry Stoning.
- ^ John Hawkins: A General History of the Science and Practice of Music, 5 vols. London 1776
- ↑ hoasm.org. Henry Stenings.
- ^ MGG Online. Henry Stoning.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stoning, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stonings, Henry; Stenings, Henry; Stoninge, Henry; Stonynge, Henry; Stoninges, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Renaissance composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th century |