Born: 1557-1602
Nationality: English
Education/Training: studied with William Byrd; received a Bachelor's from Oxford
Best Known For: Being the most famous madrigal comoser in Elizabethan England; also wrote Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke, which was used by musicians for 200 years after his death
Notable Compositions: Now is the Month of Maying, April is in my Mistress' Face
Assignments: Master of Choristers at Norwich Cathedral; employed at St. Paul's Cathedral in London
Curious Facts: Along with Robert Johnson, the only composers who wrote the only surviving contemporary settings of writings by Shakespeare