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Martin Peerson
English composer, organist and virginalist · Musicians · Lived 1572 to 1651 · aged 79
Martin Peerson was an English composer, organist and virginalist. Despite Roman Catholic leanings at a time when it was illegal not to subscribe to Church of England beliefs and practices, he was highly esteemed for his musical abilities and held posts at St Paul's Cathedral and, it is believed, Westminster Abbey.
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A drawing of Old St. Paul's Cathedral from the south, as it appeared between 1630 and 1666
A virginal, probably English, c. 1750, from Frederick Litchfield's Illustrated History of Furniture from the Earliest to the Present Time (1892?). Peerson's keyboard music would probably have been played on such an instrument.About this person
His output included both sacred and secular music in forms such as consort music, keyboard pieces, madrigals and motets.
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1572 to 1651 · aged 79
