William Brade
Composer
1560 – 1630
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Who was William Brade?
William Brade was an English composer, violinist, and viol player of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, mainly active in northern Germany. He was the first Englishman to write a canzona, an Italian form, and probably the first to write a piece for solo violin.
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- Born
- 1560
England - Also known as
- Brade, William
- Nationality
- England
- Died
- Feb 26, 1630
Hamburg
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on July 23, 2013
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