Anthony ''AntonyHolborne ''Holburne(c. 1545 – 29 November 1602) was a composer of music for lute, cittern, and instrumental

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during the reign of

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An "Anthony Holburne" entered

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in 1562, and it is possible that this person is the same as the composer. A Londoner of the same name was admitted to the

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Court in 1565, and again this may have been the same person. It is certain, however, that the composer was the brother of William Holborne, and that he married Elisabeth Marten on 14 June 1584. On the title page of both his books he claims to be in the service of Queen Elizabeth. He died of a "cold" in November 1602. He was held in the highest regard as a composer by contemporaries.

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dedicated the first song '' I saw my lady weepe'' in his ''Second Booke'' to Holborne. His patron was the Countess of Pembroke,

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. In the 1590s he entered the service of Sir Robert Cecil, the 1st

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. His brother was William Holborne. Six of William's madrigals were included in the ''Cittarn Schoole''.

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His first known book was the ''Cittarn Schoole'' of 1597, consisting of compositions for the

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. The preface indicates the pieces were composed over a number of years. He writes that the musical compositions are "untimely fruits of my youth, begotten in the cradle and infancy of my slender skill." The ''Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs, both grave and light, in five parts, for Viols, Violins, or other Musicall Winde Instruments'' was published in 1599 and consisted of 65 of his own compositions. It is the largest surviving collection of its kind. Most are of the pavan-

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combination. Other pieces are of the

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style. The rest are unclassified. The

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's 1976 recording of "The Fairie Round" from this collection was included on the

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, copies of which were sent into space aboard the

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and

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space probes in 1977, as a representation of human culture and achievement to any who might find it.

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Biography
at hoasm.org
Anthony Holborne, "The Fruit of Love" – L'Achéron / François Joubert-Caillet – Ricercar RIC339
*Edwards, Warwick. "Holborne, Antony nthony. ''Grove Music Online''. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed 7 November 2012
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Music Collection
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which contains early copies/examples of Holborne's compositions {{DEFAULTSORT:Holborne, Anthony 1540s births 1602 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge 16th-century English composers 17th-century English composers English classical composers Renaissance composers English male classical composers Composers for lute 17th-century male musicians

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