John Merbecke
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John Marbeck, Merbeck or Merbecke (c. 1510 – c. 1585) was an English choral composer and
Life
Probably a native of
In the same year, Merbecke published his Booke of Common Praier Noted, intended to provide for musical uniformity in the use of the First Prayer Book of Edward VI. This set the liturgy to semi-rhythmical melodies partly adapted from Gregorian chant; it was rendered obsolete when the Prayer Book was revised in 1552. Merbecke wrote several devotional and controversial works, and a number of his musical compositions are preserved in manuscript in the British Library, and at Oxford and Cambridge. He died, probably while still organist at Windsor, about 1585.
His son, Roger Marbeck (1536–1605), was a noted classical scholar and physician.
Legacy
In the first half of the 19th century, the
His complete Latin Church music was recorded by The Cardinall's Musick under the direction of Andrew Carwood in 1996.
A voluntary choir for young men and women at Southwark Cathedral in London is named the Merbecke Choir in his honour,[4] because Merbecke's heresy trial had been partly held at the church in 1543.[5]
References
Citations
- ^ Ford 2009.
- ^ Hefling & Shattuck 2006, p. 42.
- ^ Kim 2016, p. 5.
- ^ Merbecke Choir, Southwark Cathedral – Welcome
- ^ Thompson 2005, pp. 59–60.
Sources
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 148.
- Ford, David Nash (2009). Berkshire in the Reign of Henry VIII. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing.
- Hefling, Charles; Shattuck, Cynthia, eds. (2006). The Oxford Guide to The Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-972389-8.
- Kim, Hyun-Ah (2016). Humanism and the Reform of Sacred Music in Early Modern England: John Merbecke the Orator and The Booke of Common Praier Noted (1550). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-11959-3.
- Leaver, Robin A. (2001). "Marbeck, John". ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- Mateer, David (23 September 2004). "Marbeck, John (c.1505–1585?)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18026. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Thompson, William (2005). Southwark Cathedral the History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St. Savior. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4179-5528-2.
External links
- Free scores by John Merbecke in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Royal Berkshire History: The Windsor Martyrs
- Free scores by John Merbecke at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- http://www.hoasm.org/IVM/MerbeckeDiscography.html
Texts on Wikisource:
- "Merbeck, John". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
- "New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- "A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 1900.
- "Marbeck, John". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. 1893.
- "The American Cyclopædia. 1879.
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