John Baldwin (musician)
John Baldwin (* before 1560; † August 28, 1615 in Southwark ) was an English tenor and composer.
Baldwin was tenor at the Royal Chapel in London and composed various works for instrumental ensembles. His works are preserved in a manuscript in the London British Library, which was created between 1581 and 1606. This manuscript is the only remaining autograph .
Baldwin was married to the orchestral musician Margarete and had a son, Jonathan Baldwin.
Works
- A Browning of 3 voc.
- Proporcions to the minum '4 minums' 4 voc.
- A fancie iij voc. upon a ground
- Coockow as I me walked
literature
- Michael Silies: The Motets of Philippe De Monte 1521-1603. V&R unipress GmbH, Göttingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-89971-708-2 , p. 139 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
Web links
- David Mateer: Baldwin, John (d.1615). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004 ( online ).
- Sheet music and audio files by John Baldwin in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baldwin, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tenor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1560 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1615 |
| Place of death | Southwark |