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John Wilbye

1574 - 1638

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John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wilbye is the 1,162nd most popular composer (up from 1,313th in 2019), the 3,754th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,689th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Wilbye ranks 1,162 out of 1,451. Before him are Leonard Rosenman, Filippo Marchetti, Arthur Bliss, Robert Franz, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, and Carter Burwell. After him are Ludomir Różycki, Henry Bishop, Antoine Duhamel, John Ireland, Shirō Sagisu, and Melchior Vulpius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1574, John Wilbye ranks 16. Before him are Feng Menglong, Qin Liangyu, Elisabeth of Lorraine, İbrahim Peçevi, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, and Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him is Thomas Heywood. Among people deceased in 1638, John Wilbye ranks 26. Before him are Jacques Blanchard, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Joachim Wtewael, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Gabriello Chiabrera.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wilbye ranks 3,755 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronald Lacey (1935), Osbert Salvin (1835), Davy Jones (1945), Henri Alleg (1921), Rupert Graves (1963), and John Negroponte (1939). After him are John Julius Norwich (1929), Anton Lesser (1952), Wilfrid (634), John Mawe (1764), Bernard Lovell (1913), and Michael Hirst (1952).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Wilbye ranks 57. Before him are William Lawes (1602), Patrick Doyle (1953), Cyril Scott (1879), Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Havergal Brian (1876), and Arthur Bliss (1891). After him are Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Weelkes (1576), Charles Avison (1709), and Fred Frith (1949).

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