Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

BATESON (BATSON or BETSON), THOMAS

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 510 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

BATESON (BATSON or BETSON), See also:THOMAS  , an See also:English writer of madrigals in the See also:early 17th See also:century . He is said to have been organist of See also:Chester See also:cathedral in 1599, and is believed to have been the first musical See also:graduate of Trinity See also:College, See also:Dublin . Heis known to have written See also:church See also:music, but his fame rests on his madrigals, which give him an important See also:place among Elizabethan composers: He published a set of madrigals in 16o4 and a second set in 1618, and both collections have been reprinted in See also:recent years . He died in 163o .

End of Article: BATESON (BATSON or BETSON), THOMAS
[back]
WILLIAM BATES (1625-1699)
[next]
BATH

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.