Martin Peerson
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English composer, organist and virginalist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1571?
- Died
- 1651
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Private musick
- Private musicke. Or the First booke of ayres and dialogues
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1572
- Active to
- 1650
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 757
- Total plays
- 4,311
Tags
renaissanceenglish renaissanceearly musicClassicalharpsichord
Martin Peerson (or Pearson) (born between 1571 and 1573; died December 1650 or January 1651 and buried 16 January 1651) was an English composer, organist and virginalist. Despite Roman Catholic leanings at a time when it was illegal not to subscribe to Church of England beliefs and practices, he was highly esteemed for his musical abilities and held posts at St Paul's Cathedral and, it is believed, Westminster Abbey. His output included both sacred and secular music in forms such as consort musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- March
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- virginal
- Official website
- de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Peerson
Show 4 more facts
- date of death
- 1651-01-00
- date of birth
- 1572-01-01
- date of burial or cremation
- 1651-01-15
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