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Christopher Simpson
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Christopher Simpson (c.1605-1669) was an English musician and composer particularly associated with music for the bass viol. Simpson was born between 1602 and 1606, probably at Egton, Yorkshire. He was the eldest son of Christopher Sympson, a Yorkshireman, who is usually described as a cordwainer but who was also the manager of a theatre company patronised by wealthy Yorkshire Catholics. It is thought that Sympson senior may have preferred to portray himself at times as a simple craftsman, rather than a high-profile Catholic sympathiser, at a time when Catholics were persecuted in England. Simpson fought in the English Civil War on the Royalist side and, in 1642, was a quartermaster in the army of the Earl (later Duke) of Newcastle. Following the siege of York, Simpson took refuge at the manor of Sir Robert Bolles, at Scampton, Lincolnshire, where Bolles employed him as a resident musician and tutor to his son John. Simpson remained in the Bolles' household (either in Lincolnshire, or at their house in London) for the remainder of his life. His will was made on 5th May 1669 and was proved in London on 29th July 1669. It seems likely that he died at Sir John Bolles' house in Holborn, London, or possibly at Scampton Hall. Simpson made a small contribution to John Playford's work A Brief Introduction to the Skill of Musick, but is best known for his own book, The Division Violist (1659) ,which is a set of practical instructions, organised into three sections: "Of the Viol it
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The Seasons, The Winter: II. Aire (Dessus de viole, 2 basses de viole, théorbe, orgue & clavecin)
9082The Seasons, The Winter: II. Aire
3033Prelude in D Major: The Division-Violist: Prelude
2554Division in D major
1825Prelude in D major
1586Suite In D Major: I. Pavan
1167Prelude in G minor
1158The Division Viol: Divisions for 2 Bass Viols in F Major
1119Suite In D Major: IV. Air
11110Ground in A minor
108albums
Simpson: The Seasons, The Monthes & other divisions of Time - I
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Simpson: Ayres & Graces
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Viola Da Gamba Recital: Dornenburg, John - Hume, T. / Sainte-Colombe, J. / Simpson, C. / Kuhnel, A. / Abel, C.F.
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Trio Sonata In 17th Century England
Simpson, C.: Seasons, The Monthes and Other Divisions of Time (The), Vol. 1
Simpson: The Four Seasons
Simpson, C.: Four Seasons (The)
La Gamba
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An English Fancy
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Come All Ye Songsters
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Viola Da Gamba Recital: Rozendaal, John Mark - Goodall, S. / Simpson, C. / Sumarte, R. / Younge, W.
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Simpson, C.: Divisions On A Ground / Locke, M.: Duos Nos. 3 and 4 / Ford, T.: Musicke of Sundrie Kindes / Jenkins, J.: Fantasia for Violin and Viola