Adrian Batten

Life

Born: 1 March 1591

Died: 1637

Biography

The entry in Cathedral Music, Volume 2 (William Boyce) reads:

Adrian Batten, was Organist, and Vicar-Choral of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London, in the Reigns of King Charles the First, and Second.

There are many of his Compositions for the Church Service, still in Use.

View the Wikipedia article on Adrian Batten.

List of choral works

Services

Full Service 8vv Te Deum and Jubilate Kyrie and Creed Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Short Service 4vv, also known as the "Dorian" Service Venite, Te Deum, Jubilate, and Benedictus Kyrie, Creed, Sanctus, Gloria Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Short Service for Men 4vv Litany Benedicite

Kyrie and Creed Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis First Service (incomplete) Venite, Te Deum, and Jubilate Kyrie and Creed Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Second Service (incomplete) Preces and Psalms Venite, Te Deum, and Jubilate Kyrie and Creed Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

Third Service 8vv Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Fourth Service 5vv Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Service in E fa (incomplete) Kyrie and Creed Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Litany 4vv 6 sets of Preces and Psalms, only Bass part extant Creed for men, only Contratenor part extant

Anthems

Almighty God, which in thy wrath 5vv, incomplete Behold, I bring you glad tidings 4vv, incomplete Blessed are those 5vv, incomplete (also attributed to W. Deane) Christ our Paschal Lamb 4vv Christ rising 7vv Deliver us, O Lord our God 4vv Godliness is great riches 5vv Haste thee, O God (I) 4vv (1641) Haste thee, O God (II) 4vv Have mercy upon me, O God (I) 5vv Have mercy upon me, O God (II) 6vv Hear my prayer, O God (I) 5vv Hear my prayer, O God (II) 7vv Hear my prayer, O God (III) 4vv Hear the prayers, O our God 5vv Hide not thou thy face 4vv

Holy, holy, holy Lord God 6vv I heard a voice 10vv I will always give thanks incomplete, only Bassus extant Jesus said unto his disciples incomplete Let my complaint come before thee Lord, I am not high minded 5vv, incomplete Lord, we beseech thee (I) 4vv Lord, we beseech thee (II) 4vv Lord, who shall dwell 6vv My soul truly waiteth 4vv O clap your hands together 8vv O God, my heart is ready 4vv, incomplete O God that art my righteousness incomplete, only Bassus extant O God the king of glory incomplete, only Bassus extant O how happy a thing it is incomplete O Lord our governer incomplete

O Lord, thou hast searched me out 4vv O praise God in his holiness incomplete, only Bassus extant O praise the Lord I 4vv O praise the Lord II 4vv O praise the Lord III 4vv O sing joyfully 4vv Out of the deep (I) 4vv Out of the deep (II) 5vv Out of the deep (III) incomplete Ponder my words, O Lord incomplete, 6vv Praise the Lord, O my soul (I) 6vv Praise the Lord, O my soul (II) 6vv, incomplete Sing we merrily unto God 7vv, incomplete Turn thou us, O good Lord 5vv We beseech thee, almighty God 5vv When the Lord turned again 4vv

Misattributions

• O Lord, let me know mine end attributed to Batten in the Peterhouse Partbooks is actually by Solomon Tozer, a lay clerk of Exeter
• Preces for Trebles listed in the Daniel and le Huray catalogue is actually by John Barnard

Works at CPDL

• Christ our Paschal Lamb
• Deliver us, O Lord our God
• Fourth Service
• Haste Thee, O God
• Haste thee, O God II
• Have mercy upon me, O God (I)
• Hear my prayer, O God
• Let my complaint come before thee
• Lord, we beseech thee
• O praise the Lord
• O Praise the Lord, all ye heathen II
• O praise the Lord, all ye heathen III
• O sing joyfully
• Short Communion Service
• When the Lord turned again

 
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