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Thomas Lupo
12+ albums
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Thomas Lupo (baptised 7 August 1571 – probably December 1627) was an English composer and viol player of the late Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Along with Orlando Gibbons, John Coprario, and Alfonso Ferrabosco, he was one of the principal developers of the repertory for viol consort. Life He was part of a distinguished family of musicians, who included several generations. His father was Joseph Lupo, a string player and composer from Venice who had come first to Antwerp, and then to London; Thomas was probably born there. In 1588 he joined the violin consort at the court of Queen Elizabeth I – he was only 16 – but evidently he was not paid for his service until 1591. Thomas retained this position, or variants thereof, for his entire life. During the Jacobean era, he served both in the households of Prince Henry (after 1610) and Prince Charles (after 1617). A surviving record from 1627 indicates that he was in financial trouble, and had to sign away £100 of his future income to pay off his creditors: the report goes on to state that his wife violently attempted to prevent him from doing so. He died in London, probably in December 1627. Music and influence Lupo was one of the principal figures in the development of the viol consort repertory. In addition, he was a significant composer of sacred vocal music. He probably wrote a considerable quantity of music for the court violin ensemble, however almost none of it survives; it has been hypothesised that much of the anonymou
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Fantasia for 3 Viols, VdGS 26: No. 15
1692Fantasia for 5 Viols, VdGS 3: No. 10
1613Fantasia for 3 Viols, VdGS 14: No. 12
974Shewes and Nightly Revels (arr. P. Rosseter)
725Fantasia in 6 parts no.1
656Pavan in 3 parts no.26
627Fantasia in 6 parts no.9
628Fantasia [Air] in 4 Parts No.5
549Fantasia in 6 parts no.11
5010Pavane
49albums
Lupo: Fantasia
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Fantasia for 5 Viols, VdGS 3: No. 10
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Fantasia for 3 Viols, VdGS 14: No. 12
Vocal and Chamber Music - Pickering, J. / Morley, T. / Byrd, W. / Dowland, J. / Allison, R. / Bachiler, D. (Elizabeth I)
Birds on fire - Jewish Music for Viols
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Tabarinades
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Heavenly Noyse: English Music for Mixed Consort
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Lupo: Consort Music
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O Poore Distracted World!: English Songs & Anthems
Music For Prince Charles: Fantasias and Dances by Orlando Gibbons & Thomas Lupo
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If Love’s A Sweet Passion
Le Parler et le Silence