ALLISON, Richard

Born c.1560–70
Died before 1610

• Richard Allison was a composer during the late Elizabethan age. We know little of his life and work besides what has been published.
• Allison’s published works include psalm settings and instrumental works.
  • Many of the composer’s most distinctive works were written for mixed consort of treble viol (or violin), flute, lute, cittern, bandora, and bass viol.
• Based on his publications, we know Allison worked in the service of the Earl and Countess of Warwick in the 1590s, followed by Sir John Scudamore.
• *Alternative spellings of the composer’s last name include:
  • Alison
  • Allysonn
  • Aloyson¹

1. Diana Poulton and Warwick Edwards, “Allison [Alison, Allysonn, Aloyson], Richard,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed February 12, 2024, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000000576.