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1656Jun, 9

Thomas Tomkins

Thomas Tomkins, Welsh-English composer (b. 1572)
Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 9 June 1656) was a Welsh-born composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. In addition to being one of the prominent members of the English Madrigal School, he was a skilled composer of keyboard and consort music, and the last member of the English virginalist school.

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