Orlando Gibbons

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Orlando Gibbons was a prominent late Tudor and early Stuart English composer, organist, and virginalist known for his sacred choral music and keyboard works.

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Orlando Gibbons canonical 7

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instanceOf English composer
composer
organist
person
virginalist
burialPlace Canterbury Cathedral
child Christopher Gibbons
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1583-12-25
dateOfDeath 1625-06-05
educatedAt King's College, Cambridge
employer Chapel Royal
ethnicGroup English
fullName Orlando Gibbons
genre choral music
consort music
keyboard music
sacred music
instrument organ
virginals
movement English Renaissance
early Stuart music
late Tudor music
notableFor keyboard works
sacred choral music
notableWork Almighty and everlasting God
Drop, drop, slow tears
Fantazias for viols
First Set of Madrigals and Mottets of 5 Parts
Hosanna to the Son of David
Hymns and Songs of the Church
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A minor
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G
O clap your hands
Parthenia
Second Service
See, see, the Word is incarnate
Short Service
The Silver Swan
This is the record of John
occupation composer
organist
virginalist
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England
Oxford
placeOfDeath Canterbury
Kingdom of England
positionHeld organist of Westminster Abbey
organist of the Chapel Royal
senior organist of the Chapel Royal
sibling Edward Gibbons
Ellis Gibbons
Ferdinando Gibbons

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Nunc Dimittis hasBeenSetToMusicBy Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons fullName Orlando Gibbons
William Byrd influenced Orlando Gibbons
English Madrigal School associatedWith Orlando Gibbons
Orlando (given name) hasNotableBearer Orlando Gibbons