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Recommended recording:
| 1 | Weelkes: Alleluia, I Heard a Voice, a 5 |
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| 3 | Weelkes: Most Mighty And All-knowing Lord, a 4 (from William Leighton's "The Teares or Lamentacions of a Sorrowfull Soule, 1614") |
| 4 | Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David, a 6 |
| 5 | Weelkes: In Nomine No. 1, for 4 Viols |
| 6 | Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David |
- How did Orlando Gibbons die?
- When did Orlando Gibbons die?
- What genre of music was Orlando Gibbons best known for?
- Where did Orlando Gibbons live?
How did Orlando Gibbons die?
Gibbons and other Chapel Royal members had begun travelling to Canterbury on 31 May when Gibbons suddenly succumbed to an illness, probably a brain haemorrhage. He died at age 41 in Canterbury and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
When did Orlando Gibbons die?
Orlando Gibbons, (born 1583, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. —died June 5, 1625, Canterbury, Kent), organist and composer, one of the last great figures of the English polyphonic school.
What genre of music was Orlando Gibbons best known for?
Orlando remains the best-known member of the dynasty. He was hailed as the most accomplished keyboard player of his time, and his compositions in the genres of keyboard music, consort music, Anglican church music, and the madrigal are all performed, commercially recorded, discussed, and celebrated to this day.
Where did Orlando Gibbons live?
Gibbons was born in Oxford where his father was a city wait. The family moved to Cambridge and his brother Edward, who was 15 years older than Orlando, became Master of the Choristers at King's College.
