John Johnson (composer)
John Johnson (* around 1540 ; † 1594 in London ) was an English lutenist and composer of the Elizabethan era .
Life
From 1579 until his death he was the lutenist of Queen Elisabeth the First and from 1581 belonged to the Royal Chapel . His popular Pavane The Flatt Pavin was edited by Jane Pickering as an arrangement for two lutes. Most of his works, almost all for lute solo or in duet, are pavans, gaillards or arrangements of popular melodies. He was the father of Robert Johnson .
A complete edition of his lute music was published by Jan WJ Burgers.
literature
- Ian Harwood: Johnson. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 9 (Himmel - Kelz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2003, ISBN 3-7618-1119-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- Frederick Noad: The Renaissance Guitar. (= The Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology. Part 1) Ariel Publications, New York 1974; Reprint: Amsco Publications, New York / London / Sydney, UK ISBN 0-7119-0958-X , US ISBN 0-8256-9950-9 , pp. 93–98 (Notes on The Flatt Pavin and Galliard To The Flatt Pavin ) .
Web links
- Literature by and about John Johnson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by John Johnson (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project
- Short English description
Individual evidence
- ^ Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 41.
- ↑ Frederick Noad: The Renaissance Guitar. (= The Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology. Part 1) Ariel Publications, New York 1974; Reprint: Amsco Publications, New York / London / Sydney, UK ISBN 0-7119-0958-X , US ISBN 0-8256-9950-9 , p. 93.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English lutenist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1540 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1594 |
| Place of death | London |