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English composer. He wrote sacred anthems, instrumental fantasias, and madrigals including The Silver Swan for five voices (1612). From a family of musicians, he became organist at ...
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Gibbons, Orlando, 1583–1625, English organist and composer. He became organist of the Chapel Royal about 1603, court virginalist in 1619, and organist at Westminster Abbey in ...
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Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

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Gibbons, Orlando (Oxford ged. 25 dec. 1583 – Canterbury 5 juni 1625), Engels componist en organist, was van 1605 tot zijn dood organist van de Chapel Royal te Londen. In 1623 werd hij tevens organist van Westminster Abbey. Oxford verleende hem een doctoraat (1622). Gibbons, een van de meest vooraanstaande Engelse componisten, schreef kerkmuziek (psalmen, motetten, anthems), klavierwerken, wereldlijke vocale muziek en vier masques.