who composed greensleeves?

[EmperorNero]

was it mozart? if it is, I'm surprised...sounds more like something from bach or haydn.

 

[BA]

I think it predates mozart

 

[StageLeft]

I don't think anybody TRULY knows do they? I'd heard it was possibly King Henry the something-or-rather...

 

[bikman]

Oneof the most often retold stories of Greensleeves it that it was written by King Henry VIII. That tale cannot be either proved or disproved, with scholars voicing opinion on both sides.

Neat Link

http://www.wardell.org/jotd/inspirational/greensleeves.htm