Osbert Parsley

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Osbert Parsley (1511 – 1585) was an English Renaissance composer and singer. Few details of his life are known, although he evidently married in 1558 and lived for a period in the parish of St Saviour's Church, Norwich. Parsley's career spanned the reigns of Henry VIII and all three of his children. After the Reformation of 1534, the lives of English church musicians changed according to the official policy of each monarch. Parsley was a boy chorister at Norwich Cathedral, and worked there throughout his musical career. First mentioned as a lay clerk, he was appointed a 'singing man' in c.1534 and was probably the cathedral's unofficial organist for half a century. He wrote church music at Norwich for both the Latin and English rites, as well as instrumental music. He died in Norwich in 1585 and was buried in Norwich Cathedral. His commemorative plaque, a mark of the respect he held in by those who knew him, was a unique honour for the cathedral's choristers. It is inscribed with a poem in praise of Parsley's character and musicianship. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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