 Early scholars and critics, confused by similar titles in the historical records, actually tried to attribute "Luminalia" to Thomas Lodge and Robert Greene, though both men were long dead by 1638.The music for the masque was composed by Nicholas Lanier.One of his songs for the work, called the Song of Night (beginning with the line "In wet and cloudy mists I slowly rise"), was something of a popular hit in its era; its verses were often reprinted.