Song of the Day - 10th October 2024
Today's Song of the Day is a sacred anthem for Michaelmas, which is actually on 29th September. But as I didn't start this site until 2nd October, you get to see it today! This is a setting of Henry Constable's poem "To Saint Michael The ArchAngel". Henry Constable graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1580. A Catholic, he spent much of his adult life in exile in France, although returned to England surreptitiously, only to be caught and imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1604. He was subsequently placed under house arrest, and deprived of his inheritance. He was again imprisoned in the Fleet prison on 11 February 1608, and on 31 July 1610 he was granted licence to leave England. Constable died at Liège on 9 October 1613. NB: I have been unable to ascertain exactly when this poem was written. Get the music for this song for free - find out how here. To Saint Michael The Archangel By Henry Constable When as the prince of angels puffed with pride st...