Anthony de Countie

Anthony de Countie, also called Anthony Conti, Anthony de Conti and Anthony de County, (died 1579), was a Renaissance composer and lutenist, active in the 16th century at the Tudor court in England, and one of the principal lutenists of the Elizabethan era.

Origins According to David Lasocki, Anthony de Countie may have been a Spanish musician of Jewish origin, but he is more likely to have been an Italian because he had an Italian wife, Lucretia, and he lived with another Italian, Francis Jetto, between 1565 and 1571. He is also, perhaps mistakenly, listed among the players of the virginals. thanks to the backing of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

Works No music has survived which can be attributed to de Countie with certainty.

Discography Paul O'Dette The Royal Lewters - Harmonia Mundi 2002