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Elway Bevin
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| Born circa 1554; died Bristol, bur. 19 Oct 1638, composer of Welsh extraction. Possibly a pupil of Tallis, he was briefly at Wells Cathedral and then Master of the Choristers (1585) and organist (1589) at Bristol Cathedral.In 1605 he became a Gentleman Extraordinary of the Chapel Royal. He composed mainly sacred music, notably a Dorian or Short Service, and instrumental pieces. His Briefe and Short Instruction in the Art of Musicke (1631) contains ingenious canons.
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