Michael Cavendish
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Michael Cavendish was an English composer of the Elizabethan
and Jacobean periods.
A grandson of Bess of Hardwick
and first 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
.
Elizabethan era
The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign . Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history...
and Jacobean periods.
A grandson of Bess of Hardwick
Bess of Hardwick
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1521 – 13 February 1608, known as Bess of Hardwick, was the daughter of John Hardwick, of Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leeke, daughter of Thomas Leeke and Margaret Fox...
and first cousin to Arabella Stuart, he spent much time at court and was for a time composer to the future King Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. In 1598 he published a set of songs with lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
accompaniment, called Ayres in Tabletorie. He also collaborated with Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley was an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost member of the English Madrigal School. He was the most famous composer of secular music in Elizabethan England and an organist at St Paul's Cathedral...
.