Composer Bio Information
Tye, Christopher's bio information
Wednesday, November 20, 1504 - Wednesday, February 18, 1573
Born: Circa 1505, probably in eastern England.
Died: March 1573, Doddington, Isle of Ely.
Tye earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Cambridge University in 1536. He worked as a clerk at King’s College there from around 1537-1538. In 1543, he was appointed choirmaster at Ely Cathedral, where his friend Richard Cox was archdeacon. Tye went on to get his doctorate of music at Cambridge in 1545, and received the same degree from Oxford in 1548. His music was popular at the Chapel Royal in the late 1540’s. In 1560, Tye became a deacon, then priest, and served at Doddington-cum-Marche, Isle of Ely. His music includes motets, magnificats, masses, anthems, and assorted works for worship services.
Sources
* Frost, p. 695
* Stulken, p. 695
Music
1. Gethsemane
2. Windsor
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/y/tye_c.html
Died: March 1573, Doddington, Isle of Ely.
Tye earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Cambridge University in 1536. He worked as a clerk at King’s College there from around 1537-1538. In 1543, he was appointed choirmaster at Ely Cathedral, where his friend Richard Cox was archdeacon. Tye went on to get his doctorate of music at Cambridge in 1545, and received the same degree from Oxford in 1548. His music was popular at the Chapel Royal in the late 1540’s. In 1560, Tye became a deacon, then priest, and served at Doddington-cum-Marche, Isle of Ely. His music includes motets, magnificats, masses, anthems, and assorted works for worship services.
Sources
* Frost, p. 695
* Stulken, p. 695
Music
1. Gethsemane
2. Windsor
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/y/tye_c.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Free Waters (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 23, 2024)
- # 2 - Loyal To Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 16, 2024)
- # 3 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 4 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 5 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 6 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 7 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 8 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- # 9 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)
- #10 - Peace, Peace Is Mine (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 14, 2023)