John Danyel
John Danyel or John Daniel (c. 1564 – c. 1626) was an English lute player and songwriter. He was born in Wellow, Somerset, and was the younger brother of poet Samuel Daniel. He was baptized on 6 November 1564. His surviving works include "Coy Daphne Fled", about the nymph Daphne and her fate, and "Like as the lute delights".
Sample lyrics from "Like as the lute delights":
- Like as the lute delights, or else dislikes,
- As is his art that plays upon the same;
- So sounds my muse, according as she strikes
- On my heart strings, high-tuned unto her fame.
Daniel held some offices at court, and was the author of Songs for the Lute, Viol and Voice (1606).[1][2]
Sources
- Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, [vol. # 5].
References
- ^ Spring, Matthew (2006). The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and Its Music. Oxford University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-19-518838-7.
- ^ Price, David C. (1981). Patrons and musicians of the English Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-521-22806-0.
External links
- Free scores by John Danyel at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Music Collection in Cambridge Digital Library which contains early copies/examples of Danyel's compositions