Walter Lambe

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Walter Lambe (1450–1? – after Michaelmas 1504) was an English composer.

His works are well represented in Eton Choirbook. Also Lambeth and Caius Choirbook include his works.

Born in Salisbury, elected King's Scholar at Eton College in August 1467 aged 15.[a] By 1477 Lambe was a clerk at Holy Trinity College, Arundel[b] and in 1479 he moved to St George's Chapel, Windsor as a clerk of the choir there.[1]

List of works in Eton Choirbook

  • Ascendit Christus
  • Gaude flore virginali (lost)
  • Magnificat
  • Nesciens mater virgo virum
  • O Maria plena gratiae
  • O Regina caelestis gloriae (lost)
  • Salve regina
  • Stella caeli
  • Virgo gaude gloriosa (lost)

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Notes

  1. ^ The identification of William Lamb the composer of the Eton and other Choirbooks, with William Lambe the King's Scholar of Eton is not absolutely established.
  2. ^ Holy Trinity College Arundel was associated with the production of both the Lambeth & Caius choirbooks.


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  1. ^ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Ed 2001
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