David Peebles ables(d. 1579?) was a Scottish

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Biography

Little is known of his life but the majority of his work dates to between 1530 and 1576. He is known to have been a

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Priory of St Andrews until the

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(1559–60). After leaving the priory at the Reformation he seems to have married and had two children. He was dead some time before 1592, as his wife's will of that date describes her as Peebles's "relict", and mentions two lawful sons, Andrew and Thomas.Ross, D James. "Peebles, David". ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' online

Work and influence

His most well-known composition, ''Si quis diligit me'' (text from

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14:23), is a

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for four voices (SATB) and was written around 1530 and presented to

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, who "being a musitian ... did lyke it verray weill". Francy Heagy added an alto part to this motet around 1547 and this is shown in most contemporary editions. In the 1560s, following the

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, Peebles was commissioned by

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and the natural son of James V, to set the

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to music in four parts; 105 of these settings, written with the tune in the tenor, were composed for use in Scottish churches.Elliott, Kenneth. "Peebles, David". ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' online.

References

External links

Entry on Scottish composers at The Art of Music; mentions Peebles"Account of the Scottish Psalter of A.D. 1566" from ''Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland'', April 1868
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