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John Wilbye (7 March 1574 - September 1638 / Brome, Suffolk)
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John Wilbye, was an English madrigal composer.
Life
The son of a tanner, he was born at Brome, Suffolk, near Diss, and received the patronage of the Cornwallis family. It is thought that he accompanied Elizabeth Cornwallis to Hengrave Hall near Bury St. Edmunds circa 1594 when she married Sir Thomas Kytson the Younger.
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