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Orlando Gibbons
(1583 - 1625 / England)

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One of the last great polyphonic english composers, Orlando Gibbons was the last of four sons of a family of musicians. Born in Oxford in 1583 to William Gibbons, who was appointed a wait at Cambridge in 1567, Orlando soon became heavily involved in church music. His eldest brother, Edward was a pri .. .. more >>

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"O death, come close mine eyes;
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise."
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), British composer. Attributed to Gibbons. The Silver Swan (l. 5-6). . . Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company.

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Orlando Gibbons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orlando Gibbons (baptised December 25, 1583 – June 5, 1625) was an English composer and organist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. ...
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Orlando Gibbons. Orlando Gibbons. (1583 - 1625). Gibbons was the leading English composer of his generation. He was born in Oxford, and held positions as ...
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Orlando Gibbons - Biography and work. Listen to classical music/compositions by Orlando Gibbons online.
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The English Composer, Orlando Gibbons. ... One of the last great polyphonic english composers, Orlando Gibbons was the last of four sons of a family of ...
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