William Inglott, also written Inglot (1553/4 - 1621)
was an English organist and composer of the Elizabethan
era, mostly associated with Norwich Cathedral. His
father Edmund Inglott was the organist at Norwich
Cathedral, and William retained a strong connection to
the cathedral for the rest of his career - first as a
chorister (1567–8), later as Lay Clerk from 1576 and
Organist from 1587 to 1591. He moved to Hereford
Cathedral as Master of the Choristers from 1597 until
some time after 1610, b...(+)
William Inglott, also written Inglot (1553/4 - 1621)
was an English organist and composer of the Elizabethan
era, mostly associated with Norwich Cathedral. His
father Edmund Inglott was the organist at Norwich
Cathedral, and William retained a strong connection to
the cathedral for the rest of his career - first as a
chorister (1567–8), later as Lay Clerk from 1576 and
Organist from 1587 to 1591. He moved to Hereford
Cathedral as Master of the Choristers from 1597 until
some time after 1610, but returned to Norwich as
organist in 1611, replacing the composer Thomas
Morley.
William Inglott held the position until his death in
December 1621, by which time he was 67. His painted
memorial on a pillar in Norwich Cathedral records he
was buried on 31 December of that year. The memorial
shows two choristers bearing wreaths over his body and
the following verse: "Here Willyam Inglott Organist
doth rest, Whose arte in musique this cathedrall blest,
For descant most, for voluntary all He past: on organ,
songe and virginall: He left this life at age of sixtie
seaven; And now 'mongst angells all sings saint in
heaven; His fame flies farr, his name shal never die;
See art and age here crowne his memory."
Few works by Inglott survive. Two keyboard pieces "The
Leaves Bee Greene" and "A Galliard Ground" are
preserved in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, an
important collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean
keyboard music with works by his contemporaries such as
Thomas Morley, William Byrd and Martin Peerson. An
untitled keyboard piece by 'Englitt' in Will Forster's
Virginal Book (c.1624) at the British Library may also
be his work. Inglott's Short Service for four voices
was reconstructed by Michael Walsh from transcriptions
by Richard Turbet in 1989.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Inglott).
Although originally written for Organ, I created this
Interpretation of the "The Leaves bee greene" (FVB 251)
for Woodwind Quartet (Flute, Oboe, English Horn &
Bassoon).
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