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Also known as Hugh Asseton, Hugh Assheton, Hugh Ashton, Hugh Haston

English composer, musician and civic leader

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1485
Active to
1558-11

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Hugh Aston (c. 1485 – buried 17 November 1558) was an English composer of the early Tudor period. While little of his music survives, he is notable for his innovative keyboard writing. Hugh Aston, with seven large-scale works to his credit, is the most important of the less famous composers represented in the Forrest-Heyther and Peterhouse partbooks. He graduated Bachelor of Music at Oxford in 1510. It was fitting therefore that the choirmaster's post at Cardinal College, Oxford which Taverner

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Instance of
human
Given name
Hugh
Gender
male
Place of death
Leicester
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1558-11-16
date of birth
1485-00-00
date of burial or cremation
1558-11-17
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