George Ferebee
George Ferebee (or Feribye, Ferrabee, etc.) (floruit 1613) was an English churchman and composer, who was appointed chaplain to King James I.
The son of a
Wood relates how Ferebee found and ingeniously made use of an opportunity to display his talents before
Nichols mentions the publication, on 19 June of the same year, of 'A Thing called "The Shepherd's Songe before Queen Anne in four parts complete musical, upon the Playnes of Salisbury"'. In 1615 appeared 'Life's Farewell, a sermon at St. John's in the Devises in Wilts, 30 Aug. 1614, at the Funerall of John Drew, gent., on 2 Sam. xiv. 14', 4to.
References
- ^ "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Bishops Cannings". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ John Nichols, Progresses of James the First, vol. 2 (London, 1828), pp. 666-9
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Ferebe, George". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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