- Philip Rosseter
Philip Rosseter (1567/1568 –
May 5 1623 ) was an English composer and musician, as well as a theatrical manager. From 1603 until his death in 1623 he was lutenist forJames I of England . Rosseter is best known for "A Book of Aires" which was written withThomas Campion . Some literary critics have held that Campion wrote the poems for Rosseter's songs; however this seems not to be the case. It is likely that Campion was the author to the book's preface, which criticized excessive madrigalisms and complex counterpoint. The two men had a close professional and personal relationship; when Campion died in 1620, he named Rosseter his sole heir. [GroveOnline|Thomas Campion|Christopher R. Wilson|October 15|2006]Rosseter's
lute song s are generally short,homophonic , with a minimum of repetition, and sparing in text expression, while at the same time being rich in musical invention. Rosseter's next book was "Lessons for Consort" (1609) for abroken consort ofbandora ,cittern ,lute ,flute , and treble and bassviol , which contained arrangements of his own and others' music.Rosseter also had a somewhat checkered and generally unsuccessful career in the Jacobean theatre. In 1609 he and
Robert Keysar took over a company of boy actors, theChildren of the Chapel . Rosseter was able, through his Court connections, to get the company's royal partonage restored, so that they again became the Children of the Queen's Revels (a distinction they'd earlier lost). The company endured for a few years; but their lease on theWhitefriars Theatre expired at the end of 1614. Rosseter attempted (1615-17) to establish a new theatre for the company at Porter's Hall, near theBlackfriars Theatre ; but the venture failed due to local opposition. [Halliday, pp. 100, 422-3, 527.] The company was disbanded in 1617. [Grove, Rosseter]Footnotes
References
*David Greer. "Philip Rosseter", "Grove Music Online", ed. L. Macy (accessed
October 16 2006 ), [http://www.grovemusic.com/ grovemusic.com] (subscription access).
*F. E. Halliday, "A Shakespeare Companion 1564-1964," Baltimore, Penguin, 1964.External links
*ChoralWiki
* [http://www.lutevoice.com/videos_en.html Video of "When Laura smiles" by Philip Rosseter performed by Valeria Mignaco, soprano & Alfonso Marin, lute]Persondata
NAME= Rosseter, Philip
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= English composer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH= 1567 or 1568
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DATE OF DEATH=May 5 1623
PLACE OF DEATH=London England
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