Luke Flintoft (1680 - 3 Nov 1727), was an

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clergyman and composer. Flintoft was a chorister in the

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, and took the degree of BA at

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in 1700. He was appointed priest-vicar at

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in 1704. He remained there until 1714. On 4 Dec. 1715 he was sworn as a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and is described in the 'Cheque Book' as 'from Worcester,’ which therefore was probably his birthplace. On 9 July 1719 he was appointed reader in Whitehall Chapel, and was subsequently made a minor canon of Westminster. He died on 3 Nov 1727, and was buried in the cloisters of

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Flintoft's Chant

His claim to a place in musical history depends upon the question whether a certain 'double chant' in G minor, attributed to him, is or is not the first specimen of the kind in existence. The arguments for and against this will be found in 'Notes and Queries,’ 3rd ser. x. 206, xi. 267, 391, and 445. Flintoft's Chant, described as "perhaps the most beautiful chant ever composed"."Some remarks on the Double Chant" by "Old School" in ''Musical Standard'', Issue: 22:912 (1882:Jan. 21) p.35

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