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ComposerIcon Composer Bevin, Elway (1554 - 1638)
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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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