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HOLBORNE, Anthony

Born c.1545
Died c. 29 Nov – 1 Dec 1602

  • Little is known of Anthony Holborne. He published two collections of music during his lifetime: The Cittharn School (London, 1597) and Pavans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs both Grave, and Light, in Five Parts, for Viols, Violins, or Other Musicall Wind Instruments (London, 1599).1
    • The cittharn (cittern) is a member of the lute family.
  • Holborne’s brother William Holborne was also a composer, and contributed some pieces to The Cittharn School.2

Short biography

Sources

  1. Warwick Edwards, “Holborne, Antony,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 23, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000013196.
  2. David Brown, “Holborne, William,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000013197.

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