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Weelkes

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Weelkes [wiːlks]
n
(Biographies / Weelkes, Thomas (?1575-1623) M, English, MUSIC: composer) Thomas. ?1575-1623, English composer of madrigals


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Their Sage recital, illustrating the flowering of English music during the 16th Century, includes works by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Weelkes as well as traditional songs from the period.
We looked up Weelkes and he seemed like a solid dude, writing some classic 17th century madrigals.
The Singers' own programme spans the centuries from Tudor anthems by Byrd and Gibbons and madrigals by composers such as Wilbye and Weelkes to Victorian music such as Elgar's choral suite From the Bavarian Highlands and a group of well-known parlour ballads including the ever-popular Love's Old Sweet Song.
 
 
 
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