Anne Boleyns lament: O death, rock me asleep; Anna Dennis Voices of Music 4 K UHD

Anne Boleyn s lament, O death, rock me asleep, performed by soprano Anna Dennis with the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. 4K ultra high definition video from our Great Poets concert, January, 2015. Our story begins in the Tower of London in the year 1536, where, according to legend, Anne Boleyn wrote the poem O Death, rock me asleep on the eve of her execution. Anne was a pivotal figure of the English reformation, and her short and meteoric reign captured the imaginations of poets, politicians and people from all walks of life for generations. But could she have written the poem, or, as a skilled musician and lutenist, the song itself Indeed she could have, but we will never know for certain. Although the Queen was closely guarded in her final days, the web of intrigue in the Tower and at court could have allowed her paper and quill. Of the two authentic 16thcentury manuscripts that provide musical clues, the most remarkable is a song manuscript in the British Library, which br, br,