Composer
Michael Cavendish
British composer
1565–1628
4 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1565
- Died
- 1628
- Place of death
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Renaissance
Biography
Michael Cavendish (c. 1565 – 1628) was an English composer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
A grandson of the writer George Cavendish and second cousin to Arabella Stuart, he spent much time at court and was for a time composer to the future King Charles I of England. In 1598, he published a set of songs with lute accompaniment, called Ayres in Tabletorie. He also collaborated with Thomas Morley.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- VIAF ID
- 20026039
- ISNI
- 0000000080994658
- Library of Congress ID
- n84105342
- MusicBrainz ID
- 25232730-15f5-4ea4-8b09-bfc536ac9b6a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Choir, Piano, Recorder, Voice
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayre | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Psalm 78 | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Come, Gentle Swains | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Finetta, fair and feat | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 20026039.