William Young (composer)

William Young (died 23 April 1662) was an English viol player and composer of the Baroque era, who worked at the court of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria in Innsbruck. The sonatas which he published in 1653 were some of the earliest sonatas produced by an English composer.

Biography

The details of Young's origins are unknown. By 1652 he was a chamber musician at the Innsbruck court, where "the Englishman", as he was called, was a highly regarded viol player and composer.

Young died on 23 April 1662 and was buried at Innsbruck's parish church, St Jakob,[5] which has since become Innsbruck Cathedral.^[6]

Works

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References

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• Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A., eds. (1993). "Young, William d. 1671". A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800. Vol. 16. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.
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• Free scores by William Young at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)