Thomas Ford
Sign in to saveEnglish composer, lutenist, viol player and poet
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- Born
- 1580-01-01
- Died
- 1656
- Works
- 45
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- The actor
- Understanding tax shelter programs for the highly compensated and wealthy
- Creative leveraged and operating leases
- Introduction to Business Ethics
- Medieval World and Beyond
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There is more than one artist of this name: (1) Thomas Ford (c. 1580 – November 17, 1648) was an English composer, lutenist, viol player and poet. He was attached to the court of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of James I, who died in 1612. He was musician to the household of Prince Henry from 1610 to 1612, musician to the household of Prince Charles 1617-1625, and musician to Charles I from 1626 to 1642, the outbreak of the English Civil War. He was buried in St. Margaret's, Westminster
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1580
- Died
- 1 November 1648
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Ford
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of death
- London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- viol
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1580s births1648 deaths16th-century English composers17th-century English classical composers17th-century English male musicians17th-century English male writers17th-century English poets17th-century English writersComposers with IMSLP linksEnglish Baroque composersEnglish male classical composersEnglish male poets