A survey of the life and work of Henry VIII's
Master of the Chapel Royal
Written and produced by Douglas Cleverdon with The Deller Consort
The Schola Polyphonica
Director, Henry Washington The London Consort of Viols and Frank Duncan , James McKechnie
-Norman Shelley
Music transcribed and edited by Frank Harrison
The versatility of musicians attached to the court of Henry VIII is well illustrated in the character of William Cornyshe. His music was equally well known in both ohuroh and theatre, and copies of his motots even penetrated to Scotland. As poet and dramatist Cornyshe was capable though at times indiscreet: one sharply pointed satire caused his temporary imprisonment. D. S.