John Barnard (

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1625–1649), English musician, was a minor canon of

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in the reign of Charles I. He was the first to publish a collection of English cathedral music. It contains some of the finest 16th-century masterpieces, ranging from the " faux-bourdon" style of Thomas Tallis's ''Preces and Responses'' to the most developed types of full

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. The text, however, is not trustworthy.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, John English classical musicians 17th-century English clergy Publishers (people) from London Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown