John Danyel [Daniel] (1564 – c.1626) was an English
lute player and songwriter. He was born in Wellow,
Somerset, and was the younger brother of poet Samuel
Daniel. His surviving works include "Coy Daphne Fled",
about the nymph Daphne and her fate, and "Like as the
lute delights" (Lyrics: "Like as the lute delights, or
else dislikes, As is his art that plays upon the same;
So sounds my muse, according as she strikes On my heart
strings, high-tuned unto her fame"). Daniel held some
offices at c...(+)
John Danyel [Daniel] (1564 – c.1626) was an English
lute player and songwriter. He was born in Wellow,
Somerset, and was the younger brother of poet Samuel
Daniel. His surviving works include "Coy Daphne Fled",
about the nymph Daphne and her fate, and "Like as the
lute delights" (Lyrics: "Like as the lute delights, or
else dislikes, As is his art that plays upon the same;
So sounds my muse, according as she strikes On my heart
strings, high-tuned unto her fame"). Daniel held some
offices at court, and was the author of Songs for the
Lute, Viol and Voice (1606).
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