Henry Butler (viol player) explained

Henry Butler (born in England, died 1652 in Spain) was an English composer and viol player. From 1623 until his death he lived in Spain, serving as a musician in the chapel of Philip IV, under the names Enrique (or Enrrique) Botelero^[1] and Enrico Butler.^[2]

Butler and William Young, an English viol player working at the Austrian court in Innsbruck, were the first English composers to call their works sonatas.^[3] Young published 11 sonatas in 1653,^[4] whereas all of Butler's works have survived only in undated manuscripts. His three sonatas were for violin, bass viol and continuo.^[2]

The three sonatas have been recorded by The Newberry Consort.^[5]

External links

• Web site: Henry Butler at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 14, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: LOC Authorities . https://archive.today/20120714143251/http://lccn.loc.gov/n91025696 . dead . July 14, 2012 . November 14, 2011 .
2. Book: Henry Butler: Collected Works, with basso continuo realizations and commentary by Jack Ashworth . Phillips . Elizabeth V. . 1991 . A-R Editions . Madison, WI . 0-89579-263-X . vii .
3. Book: Keates, Jonathan . Purcell: A Biography . 1996 . Random House . London . 93 . 1-55553-287-X .
4. Book: The History of Violin Playing from its Origins to 1761 . Boyden, David D. . 1965 . Oxford University Press . London . 237–38 . 978-0-19-816183-7 . David Dodge Boyden .
5. Book: OCLC Reference to 1989 Recording 'Musick for Severall Friends' on Harmonia Mundi. 22585199.