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Henry Bishop

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Also known as Henry Rowley Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop

British composer

Person · Open Library

Born
1847
Died
1928
Works
43

Top works

  • The Brown Stone, Boy, and Other Queer People
  • A day in literary Madrid
  • Choy Susan
  • Choy Susan
  • The yellow snake

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1951-11-14
2008 universal fire victimaln-shamericanclassic pop and rockrock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
337
Total plays
1,443

Tags

composerClassicalenglandUnited Kingdomclassical period

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Bishop
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Noble title
Knight Bachelor
Academic degree
Doctor of Music
Genre
opera
Image
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop by Isaac Pocock.jpg
Work location
Greater London
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Commons category
Henry Rowley Bishop
date of birth
1787-11-18
date of death
1855-04-30
name in native language
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
place of burial
East Finchley Cemetery
honorific prefix
Sir
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Henry Bishop, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Echo song/(Sir Henry R. Bishop)

Echo song/(Sir Henry R. Bishop)

Lo! Here the gentle lark/[Henry Rowley Bishop]

Lo! Here the gentle lark/[Henry Rowley Bishop]

Home, sweet home/[Music: Sir Henry Rowley Bishop. Text: John Howard Payne]

Home, sweet home/[Music: Sir Henry Rowley Bishop. Text: John Howard Payne]

Pretty mocking bird/(Bishop)

Pretty mocking bird/(Bishop)

Should he upbraid/(Shakespeare & Bishop)

Should he upbraid/(Shakespeare & Bishop)

Home sweet home/(Sir Henry Bishop)

Home sweet home/(Sir Henry Bishop)

Home Sweet home/(Bishop)

Home Sweet home/(Bishop)

Lo! Here the gentle lark/(Sir Henry Bishop)

Lo! Here the gentle lark/(Sir Henry Bishop)

Lo, here the gentle lark /

Lo, here the gentle lark /

Love has eyes/by Henry Bishop

Love has eyes/by Henry Bishop

Home, sweet home/[Music: Bishop, Henry Rowley; Text: Payne, John Howard]

Home, sweet home/[Music: Bishop, Henry Rowley; Text: Payne, John Howard]

Home sweet home/[Henry R. Bishop]

Home sweet home/[Henry R. Bishop]

The Lerche (Lo! Here the gentle lark)/(Bishop)

The Lerche (Lo! Here the gentle lark)/(Bishop)

Oh! no - we never mention her : the poetry by T. H. Bayly

Oh! no - we never mention her : the poetry by T. H. Bayly

Love has eyes : ballad sung by M. Sinclair in the comic opera of "The farmer's wife" ...

Love has eyes : ballad sung by M. Sinclair in the comic opera of "The farmer's wife" ...

The favorite cavatina Sweet rose, fair flower : sung by Miss. M. Tree in Shakespeare's Comedy of errors at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

The favorite cavatina Sweet rose, fair flower : sung by Miss. M. Tree in Shakespeare's Comedy of errors at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Overture to The heart of Mid-Lothian : a musical drama ; performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Overture to The heart of Mid-Lothian : a musical drama ; performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Isabel!

Isabel!

The merry mountain horn : sung by Madame Vestris in the 1829 operatic drama of "Home, sweet home" or the "Ranz des vaches" ... ; the poetry by J. Pocock ; composed, in imitation of the Swiss style

The merry mountain horn : sung by Madame Vestris in the 1829 operatic drama of "Home, sweet home" or the "Ranz des vaches" ... ; the poetry by J. Pocock ; composed, in imitation of the Swiss style

Home sweet home

Home sweet home

She never blamed him! Never! : answer to the admired ballad "Oh! no - we never mention her!" ; the poetry by Thomas H. Bayly

She never blamed him! Never! : answer to the admired ballad "Oh! no - we never mention her!" ; the poetry by Thomas H. Bayly

Home sweet home : ballad ; in D

Home sweet home : ballad ; in D

Sons of freedom hear my story : the highly popular ballad as sung ... in the opera "The slave"

Sons of freedom hear my story : the highly popular ballad as sung ... in the opera "The slave"

The favorite pas seul : danced by Miss Gayton in the grand ballet of "Caractacus"

The favorite pas seul : danced by Miss Gayton in the grand ballet of "Caractacus"

Oh, tempt me not with jewels bright : song from the musical bijou for 1829 ; the poetry written ... by F. H. Burney

Oh, tempt me not with jewels bright : song from the musical bijou for 1829 ; the poetry written ... by F. H. Burney

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