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Composer of Classical
Robert Jones (c. 1577 – 1617) was an English lutenist and composer, the most prolific of the English lute song composers (along with Thomas Campion).He received the degree of B.Mus from Oxford in 1597 (St. Edmund Hall). He ran a school in London . Records show that he had a patent (monopoly) to train children for the Queen's Revels between 1610–15. In 1610, he collaborated with Philip Rosseter to present plays at the Whitefriars theatre. He was recorded as a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal 1612.William Shakespeare quoted his song, 'Farewell, dear love', in Twelfth Night.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Lute Songs | John Dowland • Robert Jones • Emma Kirkby • Anthony Rooley | 2004 | Compil. |
The Summe Of All Delights, Songs And Ayres Of Shakespeare's England | Tobias Hume, Robert Jones, Jennifer Lane | 1997 | Album |
The Muses Gardin | Robert Jones • Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley | 1991 | Album |
Elizabethan And Jacobean Ayres, Madrigals And Dances | New York Pro Musica, Noah Greenberg - William Byrd / Orlando Gibbons / Thomas Morley / John Dowland / Thomas Campion / John Cooper / Robert Jones / John Farmer | 1959 | Album |