Anthony Holborne
Biography
Anthony (or Antony) Holborne (or Holburne) (ca. 1545 – November 1602) was an English composer.
Little is known about Holborne's life. His patron was the Countess of Pembroke, Mary Sidney. In the 1590s he entered the service of Sir Robert Cecil, the 1st Earl of Salisbury.
The earliest documented examples of his works are 58 pieces included in The Cittharn School, which was printed in 1597. In 1599, he published a collection of pavans, gailliards and almains, which contained 65 pieces. He wrote approximately 150 pieces of music, three-fourths of which were dances. Both he and his music were very popular during his lifetime, but his music fell into obscurity after his death.
Works for Winds
Adaptable Music
- English Dances (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Onodera) (2020)
All Wind Works
- English Dances (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Onodera) (2020)
- The Fruit of Love (arr. Sartorious)
- Gailliard (arr. Keeling)
- Intrada (arr. Jean-François Michel)
- Pavan and Galliarda (arr. Mourey)
Resources
- "Anthony Holborne." Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Web. Accessed 14 April 2021
- Anthony Holborne, Wikipedia Accessed 15 April 2021
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Antony Holborne." Accessed 14 April 2021