Leonel Power

also Lionel, Lyonel, Leonellus, Leonelle; Polbero

Life

Born: Power is known to have been employed in the chapel of Thomas, Duke of Clarence, who died in 1421. Margaret Bent (in New Grove) states that "on stylistic grounds (discussed below) Power's birthdate must lie between about 1370 and 1385."

Died: 5 June 1445

Biography

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List of choral works

Masses and mass movements

• Missa super Alma redemptoris (Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus)
• (2 5-movement masses share attributions with John Dunstable)
• Gloria, Old Hall 21 (believed to form a pair with OH 77)
  • Credo, Old Hall 77 (believed to form a pair with OH 21)
• Gloria and Credo a 3, Old Hall 24 & 84
• Sanctus and Agnus a 3, Old Hall 116 & 140
• Sanctus and Agnus a 4, Old Hall 118 & 141
• single movements:
  • Kyrie (2 settings)
  • Gloria (5)
  • Credo (3)
  • Sanctus (5)
  • Agnus (3)

Motets

• Alma Redemptoris Mater (2 3-part settings)
  • Angelorum esca Doubtful
• Anima mea liquefacta est (2vv and 3vv versions)
• Ave Regina a 3
• Ave Regina a 4
  • Ave Regina…Mater Doubtful
• Ave maris stella
• Beata progenies
• Beata viscera
  • Benedicta es caelorum Doubtful
  • Descendi in ortum Doubtful
• Gloriose Virginis
• Ibo michi ad montem 3vv
• Mater ora Filium
• Quam pulchra es
• Regina Caeli
  • 2 other Regina Caeli settings that open without duets are doubtful
• Salve Mater Salvatori
• Salve Regina 3vv on C
• Salve Regina 3vv on D
• Sancta Maria intercede
• Salve sancta parens
• Spes nostra salus

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

• Beata progenies, Old Hall 49

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Publications

• Old Hall manuscript

External links

• Works by Leonel Power in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)