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Lawes, William (1602–1645)| English composer. Like his brother Henry Lawes, he studied with John Coperario and became a musician at Charles I's court. He joined the Royalist army during the Civil War and was killed by a shot during the siege of Chester. |
Works Masques music for Shirley's masque The Triumph of Peace (with Ive, 1634) and Davenant's The Triumph of the Prince d'Amour and The Unfortunate Lovers (1638). |
Other anthems and psalms; music for consorts of viols; airs for violin and bass; catches and canons; airs and dialogues for one and more voices. |
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