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Orlando Gibbons

Orlando Gibbons (bapt. 25 December 1583 – 5 June 1625) was an English composer and keyboard player who was one of the last masters of the English Virginalist School and English Madrigal School. The best known member of a musical family dynasty, by the 1610s he was the leading composer and organist in England, with a career cut short by his sudden death in 1625. As a result, Gibbons's oeuvre was no…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
December 25th, 1583
Died
June 5th, 1625
Genres
Labels
Gaudeamus
Naxos
Harmonia Mundi
Hyperion
Brilliant Classics
Last updated: August 16th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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