{"id":2832,"date":"2021-01-15T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/blog\/?p=2832"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:25:53","slug":"holcombe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/blog\/holcombe\/","title":{"rendered":"Holcombe Sheet Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-holcombe-sheet-music-and-biography\">Holcombe Sheet Music and Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry Holcombe was an English composer and singer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/harpsichord-2310916_640.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing of a Harpsichord\" class=\"wp-image-2836\" width=\"156\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/harpsichord-2310916_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/harpsichord-2310916_640-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><figcaption><sub>Harpsichord<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On music-scores.com we have two arrangements from the Book of Airs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/sheet-music\/holcombe.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air in E Minor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-life-and-career\">Life and Career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is likely that he was born in Shrewsbury in 1690 where he became a chorister. However, some sources dispute this saying that he was actually a chorister in Salisbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his youth, Holcombe joined the Anglo-Italian opera at Drury Lane.  He performed some substantial opera&#8217;s whilst there including Prenesto&nbsp;in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/blog\/bononcini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Giovanni Bononcini\u2019s<\/a> Camilla (1706) and the Page in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Clayton_(composer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thomas Clayton<\/a>&#8216;s Rosamond (1707).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After his voice broke he successfully taught the harpsichord and singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holcombe published two collections of songs &#8216;The Music Medley&#8217; and &#8216;The Garland; a Collection of eleven songs and cantatas&#8217;.  He also wrote six solos for violin and thorough-bass, and nine flute\/harpsichord pieces.<em> <\/em> He also enjoyed success with two of his songs &#8216;Happy Hour all Hours Excelling&#8217; and &#8216;Arno&#8217;s Vale&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry died in London around 1750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-holcombe-sheet-music-downloads-and-further-reading\">Holcombe Sheet Music Downloads and Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On music-scores.com we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.music-scores.com\/sheet-music\/holcombe.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">few arrangements<\/a> of Henry Holcombe sheet music in PDF format for you to download.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900\/Holcombe,_Henry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikisource<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holcombe Sheet Music and Biography Henry Holcombe was an English composer and singer. 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