Hugh Facy (fl. 1618; surname also Facey, Facie, Facye or Facio[1]), was an English composer from the Renaissance. He composed largely choral or keyboard pieces.

Life

Facy acted as an assistant to John Lugge, the organist at Exeter Cathedral[2] and a secondary chorister.[3] He possibly traveled abroad after his term at Exeter.[4]

Music and influence

It is believed that Facy had Roman Catholic sympathies. Because of this, his pieces tended to be influenced by Italy. His pieces are theorized to be composed outside of England.[4]

Works

  • Ave Maris Stella - A keyboard piece. The only extant piece of the cantus firmus genre.
  • Magnificat - Written in Latin instead of Facy's native tongue, English.

References

  1. ↑ Jeans, Susi (2001). "Facy, Hugh". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5. ‎
  2. ↑ "HOASM: Hugh Facy (Facey, etc.)". Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Grove, George (1955). Eric Blom (ed.). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. St. Martin's Press.
  4. 1 2 Maxim, Christopher (Autumn 2001). "A postcard from Rome?". Musical Times. doi:10.2307/1004621. JSTOR 1004621.


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