Holborne, Antony or Anthony

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Holborne, Antony or Anthony

Holborne, Antony or Anthony, English composer; b. place and date unknown; d. Nov. 29?, 1602. He publ. The Cittharn Schoole (58 pieces; London, 1597) and Pavans, Galliards, Almains…in 5 Parts (65 pieces; London, 1599), which were popular in their day. Other works were publ, in contemporary collections. See The Complete Works of Anthony Holborne, Harvard Publications in Music, i, V (1967–73).

Bibliography

B. Jeffery, The Life and Music of Antony H. (diss., Oxford Univ., 1964; with thematic index).

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