King Henry VIII -- Two Compositions for Recorders 1540

[sauroid1]

I think Henry VIII was about 6 feet and when young was very robust. He excelled at pretty much all of the physical sports and had a great singing voice also. When young he was considered to have been handsome, and as we all know he was a very randy fellow. He was what is consider now as having been a real he-man, but also one who loved the arts. He degenerated into an ogre who was quick to anger, held a grudges, was capricious, and down right mean at times. What a complex and fascinating man.

[tigranvartanovitch]

@sauroid1 He could write poetry, too. He was also very well educated. He could communicate with Erasmus and knew several languages, including French and Spanish. Yes, a fascinating character.

[LaraRayzel]

Partitures??



[TheJaredtheJaredlong]

Was Henry VIII a large man, or merely a regular sized man with large clothes?

[buddmar]

@TheJaredtheJaredlong He grew to be a very large man. After a sporting accident he could not get much exercise and he became very fat. They say his waist measurement was 50 inches. Recent research suggests he died due to complications of untreated Type 2 Diabetes.

[hummingfrog]

@buddmar I saw what was listed as the armor of Henry VIII in the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. The unavoidable thought was "Honey, does this armor make my butt look fat?"

[Timobrien01]

i wash thy back with rag apounith stick.

[Timobrien01]

off with ye head!

[blueberrycakecz]

Henry VIII:

executed two wives,

made his two daughters bastards...

and composed this lovely piece. it has always been and always will be one of my favourites

[redsilkcut1]

thank you for the latest verse from the Apedom kingdom

[redsilkcut1]

the devil has the best tunes

[Katara888Energy]

I don't want to chenge mi religioun!

[redsilkcut1]

@Katara888Energy Ido not know thee sir or the sky above thee but ye write like a knave

[Katara888Energy]

@redsilkcut1

I just looked up the definition on the net! Thanks for broadeningue of mine own views. A knave!!!

The lessiouns in lyfe shall nat ende!

K whatever... I am having totalye free funne.

Hhaha whatever. Lovely tunes.

[Katara888Energy]

@redsilkcut1

I was imitating 16th centurye spelling and pronunciacioun.

[SAINTPURPLE]

the smarter thing that herny could have done is wen he got baby girl for example anne they can try again again for a heir and again also wen he got some of his maids pregnant some of them had male heir 

[Luigi32826]

i hate king henry the 8th he tried to force the irish to be prostnest just so he can have a boy i hate that fat barstard

[redsilkcut1]

yeah he had more balls than brains.

[Luigi32826]

@redsilkcut1 ye

[cansing9]

chaosfive55 you are so perceptive. Mindboggling isn't it?! Who can understand such a difference in personality involving one man?

[Timrath]

While they play very well, I somehow suspect the first piece would sound much better if played at double the tempo (and that this was the composer's intention).

The second piece (a gaillarde, I presume) was perfect, though.

[redsilkcut1]

He must have been at peace with GOD and his CHURCH when he composed

this music

[Katara888Energy]

@redsilkcut1

"I don nat want to chenge me religioun, sire!"

[Timobrien01]

@redsilkcut1 whose church Gods or King Henry the 8th's? lol

[LaserBeam002]

I never knew King Henry could compose such beautful music. Thank you for posting this.

[dharmaseed]

Pass me a Snickers, pilgrim or I shall have you horse-whipped.

[JulieAP8]

@dharmaseed didn't have them things in them days chuck! Instead watch out for flying chicken bones!

[mewsicats]

I believe Greensleeves [aka What Child is was also attributed to Henry

[HorNet505]

very nice

[dbadagna]

Lovely performance. Does "If Love Now Reynyd" have lyrics?

[TheDivineShield]

@dbadagna If love now reynyd as it hath bene And war rewardit as it hath sene, Nobyll men then wold suer enserch All ways wherby thay myght it rech; But envy reynyth with such dysdayne, And causith lovers outwardly to refrayne, Which puttes them to more and more Inwardly most grevous and sore: The fault in whom I cannot sett; But let them tell which love doth gett.

[dbadagna]

@TheDivineShield

Is this missing the last three lines?

"To lovers I put now sure this case:

Which of their loves does get them grace?

And unto them which doth it know"

[Raffzeee]

What people don't realise is that Henry VIII was the rock star of his time!

[Scooby71Doo]

@Raffzeee At last someone who does not see Henry as a monster. Henry VIII was a man of his time and we cannot impose our own morals and modern standards on him. His people expected their King to be part Lion part Lamb.

[MsTommyknocker]

exactly

[Scooby71Doo]

@Raffzeee He also broke the power Rome had over England, made Britain a prosperous wealthy nation, founded the Royal Navy, reduced the power of the nobility, transformed parliament and permitted the translation of the bible into English. He was the most mourned monarch of all time when he died.

[Raffzeee]

@Scooby71Doo Well I'm not saying all rock stars are good, I personally think he was a bastard. However he was a trendy bastard for his time and it annoys me when stupid teenagers in history classes call him a fat ginger etc. It is interesting what you say about him though, I was always taught he was a machiavelian cunt.

[tigranvartanovitch]

@Scooby71Doo You should learn your history. He was a tyrant, a rake and an irresponsible brat who executed Catholics for treason while at the same burning protestants for heresy. The foundation of the Royal Navy has been ascribed to many kings, including Alfred and John. When he died, I should think most people would have been glad to see the back of him. He is a warning to those who think education is an antidote to tyrrany. Henry was one of the most educated men in Europe, as this music shows.

[OutOfThereDaisy]

Im a 14 year old that loves this music/& i have to say that this is one of my fave's!

[Z3R04NGEL]

@OutOfThereDaisy you're not the only

[LaLaLaSmiles]

@OutOfThereDaisy 11- beat that!

[fresca9990211]

@OutOfThereDaisy OMG YOU`RE 14 HOLY FUCK I SHOULD GIVE YOU A FUCKING MEDAL FOR THAT!!!!!! :O

[chaosfive55]

Certainly a complex man, who could compose such moving music and order executions with cold-blooded ease!

[YeOldeTune]

I love this music

[helmuthoorn]

This man had the potential to become of the greatest rulers in human history, but instead of that he left a tragic trail of suffering and destruction.

His daugther Elizabeth was in many ways the monarch he should have been.