Daniel Bacheler
Daniel Bacheler, also variously spelt Bachiler, Batchiler or Batchelar,[1] (baptized 16 March 1572 – buried 29 January 1619) was an English lutenist and composer.[2] Of all the English lutenist-composers, he is now credited as probably being the most successful in his own lifetime.[3]
Bacheler was born in the Buckinghamshire village of
He worked for Sir
At the royal court he composed some fifty lute pieces.
The Heralds Visitation records show that Bacheler received a grant of arms in 1606.[8]
He was buried on 29 January 1618/1619 in St Margaret's churchyard, Lee, Kent.[9]
Bibliography
- Bacheler, Daniel, Selected works for lute / Daniel Bacheler ; edited and transcribed by Martin Long, London: Oxford University Press, 1972. ISBN 0-19-355305-8
- Long, Martin., The music of Daniel Bacheler: a critical study, University of Sydney, 1969.
- Batchelor, A: 'Daniel Bacheler: The Right Perfect Musician', The Lute, 28 (1988), 3–12
References
- ^ Grove Music Online, "Daniel Bacheler"
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1.
- ISBN 978-0-19-816620-7. p. 243
- ISBN 0-948929-40-5. p.39
- ^ Batchelor p.40
- ^ The tune of Monsieur's Almain is thought to originate earlier than 1584, and appears in settings by Thomas Morley, William Byrd and others. See, for example, C.A. Powers: 30 Elizabethan Songs - With Documentation, Chapter Twenty - Monsieur's Almain, 2008
- ^ Telegraph.co.uk[dead link] retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ Batchelor p.47
- ^ Batchelor p.43
External links
- Free scores by Daniel Bacheler at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- classicguitare, scores and Bio
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