William Mundy (composer)

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William Mundy (* around 1529 possibly in London , † around 1591 ) was an English church musician and the father of the musician John Mundy .

Life

William Mundy became a member of the Westminster Abbey Choir in 1543 . He later worked for various parishes until he finally became a member of the Chapel Royal in 1564 , where he remained until his death. According to a family tree established by his grandson Stephen Mundy in the seventeenth century, William Mundy was married to Mary Alcock and had two sons with her, one the later composer John Mundy and the other Stephen Mundy, who was at court with James I and later with Charles I. was active.

William Mundy wrote both English and Latin church music, including several services and anthems . For some of the works ascribed to him it is not clear whether they were written by him or by a son, John Mundy.

Works

Latin

  • Adhaesit pavimento
  • Adolescentulus sum ego
  • Alleluya (Per te dei genitrix) I & II
  • Alleluya Post partem
  • Beati immaculati in via
  • Beatus et sanctus
  • Domine, non est exaltatum
  • Domine, quis habitabit
  • Eructavit cor meum
  • Exurge Christe
  • In exitu Israel
  • In nomine I and II (possibly also from John Mundy)
  • Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor
  • Kyrie Orbis factor
  • Maria virgo sanctissima
  • Magnificat
  • Mass on the Square I.
  • Mass on the Square II
  • Memor esto
  • Noli aemulari
  • Rerum Creator omnium
  • Sermons blando
  • Sive vigilem
  • Veni Creator spiritus
  • Videte miraculum
  • Vox Patris Caelestis

English

  • Ah! helpless wretch
  • A New Commandment
  • Bow down thine ear
  • Evening Service in C Fa Ut (3vv)
  • Evening Service in Medio Chori (incl. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis)
  • Increase my joy
  • Let us now laud and magnify
  • Magnificat from Excellent service "to Mr. Parsons" (Network.png)
  • My song shall be
  • Nunc Dimittis from Excellent service "to Mr. Parsons" (Network.png)
  • O give thanks
  • O Lord, I bow at the knees (from the Pembroke partbooks)
  • O Lord, our Governor
  • O Lord, the Maker of All Thing (a / k / a Rerum Creator Omnium) 2 editions available
  • O Lord, the world's savior
  • The secret sins

literature

  • Lydia Miller Middleton:  Mundy, William . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 39:  Morehead - Myles. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1894, p. 304 (English).
  • Don Michael Randel: The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music . Harvard University Press 1996, ISBN 0674372999 , p. 621 ( excerpt from Google book search)
  • David Lumsden: The Treasury of English Church Music 1545-1650 . Cambridge University Press Archive, pp. 20–21 ( excerpt from Google book search)
  • George Grove: A Dictionary of Music and Musicians . Volume 2, Forgotten Books (Reprint), ISBN 9781440086069 , p. 409 ( excerpt in the Google book search)
  • In: Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music - The composers - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 133, volume 4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Mundy, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English composer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1529
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: London
DATE OF DEATH around 1591