Thomas Bateson

For the politician, see Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore.

Thomas Bateson, Batson or Betson (c. 1570 1630) was an English writer of madrigals in the early 17th century.

Life

He is said to have been organist of Chester Cathedral in 1599, and is believed to have been the first musical graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He served as Vicar Choral and organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1609 until his death. He is known to have written church music, but only one of his anthems has survived, a seven-voice composition entitled "Holy, Lord God Almighty". His fame rests on madrigals, which give him an important place among Elizabethan composers. He published a set of madrigals in 1604 and a second set in 1618, and both collections have been reprinted in recent years. He died in 1630.[1]

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