Hugh Facy
Hugh Facy (fl. 1618; surname also Facey, Facie, Facye or Facio[1]), was an English composer from the Renaissance. He composed largely choral or keyboard pieces.
Life[edit]
Facy acted as an assistant to John Lugge, the organist at Exeter Cathedral[2] and a secondary chorister.[3] He possibly traveled abroad after his term at Exeter.[4]
Music and influence[edit]
It is believed[by whom?] that Facy had Roman Catholic sympathies. Because of this, his pieces tended to be influenced by Italy. His pieces are theorized to be composed outside of England.[4]
Works[edit]
- Ave Maris Stella - A keyboard piece. The only extant piece of the cantus firmus genre.
- Magnificat - Written in Latin instead of Facy's native tongue, English.
References[edit]
- ^ Jeans, Susi (2001). "Facy, Hugh". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
- ^ "HOASM: Hugh Facy (Facey, etc.)". Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ Grove, George (1955). Eric Blom (ed.). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. St. Martin's Press.
- ^ a b Maxim, Christopher (Autumn 2001). "A postcard from Rome?". Musical Times. doi:10.2307/1004621. JSTOR 1004621.
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