Nicholas Yonge
English singer (1560-1619) · Musicians · Died at 59
Nicholas Yonge was an English singer and publisher. He is most famous for publishing the Musica transalpina (1588), the earliest collection of Italian madrigals with their words translated into English.
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The first of the Elizabethan madrigal anthologies, it was enormously popular, and began a vogue for the composition and performance of madrigals in England which lasted into the first two decades of the 17th century. William Heather, founder of the music chair at Oxford University, included the book in his portrait, painted c. 1627, confirming the longevity of Musica transalpina's influence and popularity.
