Robert Parsons

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Life

Born: c.1530

Died: 25 January 1571/2

Biography

View the Wikipedia article on Robert Parsons.

Note there are two contemporaries named Robert Parsons. The first (also spelt Robert Persons) is an Anglo-Catholic/Jesuit priest who lived from 1546-1610, whilst the other is Robert Parsons, the composer, whose dates are thought to be c.1530-1572.

List of choral works

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English works

• The First Service
  • Venite, exultemus   ( )
  • Te Deum laudamus   ( )
  • Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel   ( )
  • Decalogue Responses ("Kyrie")   ( )
  • Credo   ( )
  • Magnificat   ( )
  • Nunc dimittis   ( )

• The Second 'Excellent' Service for Means
  • Venite   ( )
  • Te Deum Laudamus   ( )
  • Benedictus   ( )
  • Decalogue Response, 'Kyrie'   ( )
  • Credo   ( )

The evening canticles to the Second Service were composed by William Mundy in tribute to Parsons.

• Magnificat (William Mundy)
• Nunc Dimittis (William Mundy)

English anthems

• Deliver me from mine enemies     (3 editions available)
• Holy Lord God Almighty     (2 editions available)

Consort songs

• Abradad: Alas you salt sea gods   ( )
• Enforced by Love and Fear   ( )
• No grief is like to mine   ( )
• Pour down you powers divine   ( )

Latin works

• Ave Maria     (3 editions available)
• Credo quod redemptor meus vivit     (3 editions available)
• Domine, quis habitabit     (3 editions available)
• Iam Christus astra ascenderat     (3 editions available)
• Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna     (2 editions available)
• Magnificat     (3 editions available)
• O bone Jesu     (one edition available)
• Peccantem me quotidie     (2 editions available)
• Retribue servo tuo     (one edition available)

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External links

• Parsons Project