Ralph Amner (died 1664), a relation of

John Amner John Amner (1579–1641) was an English composer. A composer of sacred works, Amner was born in Ely and had a close association with Ely Cathedral, even before his employment there as ''Informator choristarum'' (1610–1641), through his rela ...

, was admitted a lay clerk of

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in 1604, and retained the post until 1609, when he was succeeded by Michael Este. Amner seems to have been in holy orders, for he was soon after this appointed to a minor canonry at

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. On the death of

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in 1623 Amner was sworn in as gentleman of the

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, where he sang bass. On this his canonry at Windsor was declared vacant; but on the mediation of

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(then Prince of Wales) he was allowed by the dean and chapter to retain it. He was present at the coronation of Charles II, and died at Windsor 3 March 1663–4. In Hilton's ‘Catch that Catch Can’ (1667) there is a ‘catch instead of an epitaph upon Mr. Ralph Amner of Windsor (commonly called the Bull-Speaker), the music of which is by Dr. Child.’

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amner, Ralph 1664 deaths Year of birth unknown English male singers 17th-century English clergy Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal