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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. He was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father Henry VII.

Henry cultivated the image of a Renaissance man, and his court was a centre of scholarly and artistic innovation and glamorous excess, epitomised by the Field of the Cloth of Gold. He scouted the country for choirboys, taking some directly from Wolsey's choir, and introduced Renaissance music into court. Musicians included Benedict de Opitiis, Richard Sampson, Ambrose Lupo, and Venetian organist Dionisio Memo, and Henry himself kept a considerable collection of instruments. He was skilled on the lute and could play the organ, and he was a talented player of the virginals. He could also sight read music and sing well. He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his best known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company" ("The Kynges Ballade"), and he is reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not.

Henry was an avid gambler and dice player, and he excelled at sports, especially jousting, hunting, and real tennis. He was also known for his strong defence of conventional Christian piety. He was involved in the construction and improvement of several significant buildings, including Nonsuch Palace, King's College Chapel, Cambridge, and Westminster Abbey in London. Many of the existing buildings which he improved were properties confiscated from Wolsey, such as Christ Church, Oxford, Hampton Court Palace, the Palace of Whitehall, and Trinity College, Cambridge. [Wikipedia]

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Henry VIII (1491-1547)

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* Genre: Composer:H, 03-Renaissance, 12-Recorder(Ensemble), 21-Christian music, 32-Chorus Music, 38-Instrumental Music

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Pastime with good company

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Pastime with good company

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Pastime with good company

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Add.31922 (Henry VIII Collection) part1

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1. Benedictus(Heinrich Isaac)

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2. Fortune esperee(Fortune Desperata)(after Busnois)

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3. Alles regrets(Alexander Agricola)

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4. En frolyk weson(Jacobus Barbireau)

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5. La my(La mi la sol)(Heinrich Isaac)

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6. Fa la sol(William Cornysh)

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7. Pastyme with good compagnye(Henry VIII)

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8. Adew mes amours et mon desyre(William Cornish)

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9. Pardon a moy(William Cornysh)

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10. Adew madam et ma mastres(Henry VIII)

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11. Helas madam cel que ie metant(Henry VIII)

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12. Consort I(Anonymous)

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13. Alas what shall I do for love(Henry VIII)

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14. Hey nowe nowe(Kempe)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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15. Alone I leffe(Doctor Cooper)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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16. O my hart, o my hart(Henry VIII)

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17. Adew adew my hartis lust(William Cornysh)

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18. Aboffe all thynge now lete us synge(Thomas Farthing)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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19. Downbery down(William Daggere)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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20. Hey now now(Thomas Farthing)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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21. In may that lusty seson(Thomas Farthing)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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22. Consort II <Puzzle Canon I>(Anonymous, Lloyd?)

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23. Who so that wyll hym selff applye(Kysbye)

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24. The tyme of youthe is to be spent(Henry VIII)

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25. The thowght within my brest(Thomas Farthing)

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26. My loue she morneth for me(William Cornysh)< Fuga in unisono à due Voci>

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27. Consort III <Puzzle Canon II>(Anonymous)

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28. A the syghs yt cum fro my hart(William Cornysh)

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29. With sorowfull syghs and grevos payne(Thomas Farthing)

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30. Iff I had wytt for to endyght(Anonymous)

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31. Alac alac what shall I do(Henry VIII)

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32. Consort IV <Puzzle Canon III>(John Dunstable)

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33. Grene growth pe holy(Henry VIII)

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34. Who so that wyll feattes optayne(Henry VIII)

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35. Blow pi horne hunter(William Cornysh)

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36. De tous bien playne(Hayne van Ghizeghem)

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37. Iay prys amours(Jay pris amours)(Anonymous)

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38. Adew corage adew(William Cornysh)

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39. Trolly lolly loly lo(William Cornysh)

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40. I loue trewly withowt feynyng(Thomas Farthing)

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41. Yow and I and Amyas(William Cornysh)

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42. Ongh warder(Anonymous)

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43. La season(Anonymous)

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44. If loue now reynyd as it hath bene(Henry VIII)

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45. Gentil prince de renom(Henry VIII)

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46. Sy fortune ma ce bien purchase(Anonymous)

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47. Wherto shuld I expresse my inward heuynes(Henry VIII)

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48. If loue now reynyd as it hath bene(Henry VIII)

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49. A Robyn gentil Robyn(William Cornysh)< Fuga in unisono à due Voci>

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50. Whillews lyue or breth is in my brest(William Cornysh)

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51. Thow that men do call it dotage(Henry VIII)

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52. Consort V(Henry VIII)

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53. Consort VI <Puzzle Canon IV>(Robert Fayrfax)

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54. Consort VII(Henry VIII)

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55. Consort VIII(Henry VIII)

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56. Departure is my chef payne(Henry VIII)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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57. It is to me a ryght gret joy(Henry VIII)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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58. Consort IX(Henry VIII)

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59. Consort X(Thomas Farthing)

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60. Consort XI(William Cornysh)

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Add.31922 (Henry VIII Collection) part2

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61. Consort XII(Henry VIII)

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62. I haue bene a foster long and many a day(Doctor Cooper)

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63. Fare well my joy and my swete hart(Anonymous)

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64. Thowgh you depart now thus me fro(Doctor Cooper)

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65. Withowt dyscord and bothe acord(Henry VIII)

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66. I am a joly foster(Anonymous)

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67. Wher for should I hang up my Bow(Anonymous)

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68. Though sum saith that yough rulyth me(Henry VIII)

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70. Madame damours all tymes or ours(Anonymous)

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71. Adew adew le company(Anonymous)

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72. Consort XIII(Anonymous)

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73a. Consort XIV(Anonymous)

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73b. Consort XV(Anonymous)

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74. Consort XVI(Henry VIII)

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75. Consort XVII(Henry VIII)

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76. Deme ye best of euery dowt(John Lloyd)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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77. Hey troly loly, my loue is lusty plesant and demure(Henry VIII?)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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78. Consort XVIII(Henry VIII)

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79. Consort XIX(Henry VIII)

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80. Tandernaken(Henry VIII)

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81. Who so that wyll for grace sew(Henry VIII)

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82. Consort XX(Henry VIII)

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83. En vray amoure(Henry VIII)

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84. Let not us that young men be(Anonymous)

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85. Dulcis amica(Johannes Prioris)

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86. Consort XXI(Anonymous)

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87. Amys souffrez(Heinrich Isaac)

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88. Consort XXII(Anonymous)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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89. Consort XXIII <Puzzle Canon V>(Anonymous)

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90. Consort XXIV <Puzzle Canon VI>(Anonymous)

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91. Consort XXV(Anonymous)

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92. Consort XXVI(Anonymous)

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93. Consort XXVII(Anonymous)

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94. Lusty youth should us ensure(Henry VIII)

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95. How should youth bye(Anonymous)

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96. With goode order(Anonymous)

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97. Now(Anonymous)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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98. Consort XXVIII(Henry VIII)

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99. Belle sur tautes / Tota Pulchra(Alexander Agricola)

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100. England, be grad(Anonymous)

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101. Pray we to god(Anonymous)< Fuga in unisono à tre Voci>

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102. Consort XXIX(Henry VIII)

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103. Fors solemant(Antoine o Robert de Fevin after Ockeghem)

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104. Consort XXX(Anonymous)

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105. And I were a maiden(Anonymous)

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106. Why shall not I?(Anonymous)

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107. What remedy, what remedy?(Anonymous)

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108. Be traiff I may myn aduenture(Anonymous)

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109. Where be ye, my love?(Anonymous)

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110. Yower company(Anonymous)

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111. Quid petis, o fili(Richard Pygott)

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112. My thought oppressed(Anonymous)

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113. Somewhat musing(Robert Fayrfax)

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114. I love unloved(Anonymous)

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115. Hey trolly lolly lo(Anonymous)

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