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John Blitheman

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records from 1558 to 1590 consistently refer to John Blitheman, and there can be little doubt that this was the composer's name.
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was both his pupil and successor. He died in London in 1591 and is buried at
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Nothing is known about his early life. In 1555 he was chaplain at
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The great majority of Blitheman's extant works is included in
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where he is represented by fifteen pieces. One of his
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English
composer
organist
Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Chapel Royal
Christ Church, Oxford
Chapel Royal
Thomas Tallis
John Bull
St Nicholas Olave
Queenhithe
The Mulliner Book
In nomines
Squire 1886
John Caldwell
Alan Brown
"Blitheman, William" 
Stephen, Leslie
Dictionary of National Biography
Free scores by John Blitheman
International Music Score Library Project
Free scores by John Blitheman
Choral Public Domain Library
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English Virginalist School
John Blitheman
John Bull
William Byrd

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