William Cornysh

Aliases: William Cornish; William Cornyshe; Robert Cornysh

Life

Born: c. 1465?

Died: between August & October 1523

Biography

Possibly the son of William Cornysh d.1502; it is sometimes suggested that the more conservative style of the latin works points to the elder composer. William Cornish (ii) appears on payrolls of court entertainments beginning in 1493.

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List of choral works

Adew, adew, my hartis lust Adieu! mes amours Ah, Robin, gentle Robin Ave Maria, Mater Dei

Blow thy horn hunter Gaude virgo mater Christi qua te matrem Hoyda, hoyda, jolly rutterkin Magnificat

Mannerly Margery milk and ale Salve Regina Woefully arrayed

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

• Gaude virgo mater Christi qua te matrem

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Publications

• Eton Choirbook
• Fayrfax manuscript
• Henry VIII manuscript

External links

• Works by William Cornysh in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)