Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a traditional English folk song (or tune), composed, according to the widely-believed legend, by King Henry VIII of England (1491 - 1547).
In Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor (written around 1602), the character Mistress Ford refers twice without any explanation to "the tune of 'Green Sleeves'", implying that the song was well known at that time.
The British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) composed a Fantasia on Greensleeves. The christmas Carol 'What Child is This?' by William Chatterton Dix utilized the melody of Greensleeves.
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List of musical topics | Ralph Vaughan-Williams | Ralph Vaughan WIlliams | Ralph Vaughn Williams | Theatrical superstitions | Vaughan Williams
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