Edward Johnson (composer)

Edward Johnson (fl. 1572–1601) was an English composer.[1] Johnson's compositions were highly regarded in his time, but few of them survive.

He was born about 1549, according to a 1601 deposition in which he gave his age as about fifty-two.[2] He obtained a Mus. Bac. degree in 1594 from Caius College, Cambridge. He appears to have been still alive in 1602, as he was mentioned in connection with arrangements for the funeral of his patron Sir Thomas Kitson, but it is not known what happened to him subsequently.[2]

Perhaps his best-known work is "Eliza Is the Fairest Queen" (a tribute to Elizabeth I of England).

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References

  1. ↑  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Johnson, Edward (fl.1601)". Dictionary of National Biography 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ian Harwood, ‘Johnson, Edward (b. c.1549, d. in or after 1602)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 July 2014 (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Keith Johnson, Rovi. "Edward Johnson (16th c.-fl. 1572-1601); ENG, About/Bio", classicalarchives.com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.