Thomas Morley
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English Renaissance composer
Renaissance composer
composer
human
madrigal collection
music theorist
music theory treatise
organist
Thomas Morley was a prominent English Renaissance composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his influential madrigals and contributions to Elizabethan secular music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Morley canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
English Renaissance composer
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Renaissance composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ madrigal collection ⓘ music theorist ⓘ music theory treatise ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1557 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | October 1602 ⓘ |
| editor | Thomas Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Norwich Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Chapel Royal
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St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
composition
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keyboard music ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
church music
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consort music ⓘ madrigal ⓘ secular vocal music ⓘ |
| influenced |
English madrigal school
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later English secular vocal music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian madrigalists
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Luca Marenzio NERFINISHED ⓘ William Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Elizabethan music
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English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | adaptation of Italian madrigal style to English text ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke
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April is in my mistress’ face ⓘ It was a lover and his lass NERFINISHED ⓘ My bonny lass she smileth NERFINISHED ⓘ Now is the Month of Maying NERFINISHED ⓘ Sing we and chant it NERFINISHED ⓘ The Triumphs of Oriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music theorist ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Norfolk
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Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
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organist of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1597 ⓘ |
| wrote | A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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