Farrant

Farrant

Farrant, geb. im Anfange des 16. Jahrh., st. 1585 als Hoforganist in Winsor, er ist einer der Begründer der englischen Kirchenmusik u. zeichnete sichdurch reine Harmonie u. ernsten Styl in seinen Compositionen aus.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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