- Anthony Holborne
Anthony Holborne (c. 1545 –
November 29 1602 ) was acomposer of English consort music during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.Life
Holborne entered Cambridge University in 1562. He was admitted to the
Inner Temple Court in 1565. Holborne married Elisabeth Marten onJune 14 ,1584 . On the title page of both his books he claims to be in the service of Queen Elizabeth. He died of a ‘cold’ in November 1602.He was held in the highest regard as a composer by contemporaries.
John Dowland dedicated the very first song "I saw my lady weepe" in his "Second Booke" to Holborne. His patron was the Countess of Pembroke,Mary Sidney . In the 1590s he entered the service of SirRobert Cecil , the 1stEarl of Salisbury .His brother was William Holborne. Six of William's madrigals were included in the "Cittarn Schoole".
Music
His first known book was the "Cittarn Schoole" of 1597, consisting of compositions for the
cittern . The preface indicates the pieces were composed over a number of years. He writes that the musical compositions are "untimely fruits of my youth, begotten in the cradle and infancy of my slender skill."The "Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs, both grave and light, in five parts, for Viols, Violins, recorders or other Musicall Winde Instruments" was published in 1599 and consisted of 65 of his own compositions. It is the largest surviving collection of its kind. Most are of the pavan-
galliard combination. Other pieces are of theallemande style. The rest are unclassified."The Fairie Round" from this collection was included on the
Voyager Golden Record , copies of which were sent into space aboard theVoyager 1 andVoyager 2 space probes in 1977, as a representation of human culture and achievement to any who might find it.External links
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