About John Barnard
John Barnard was an English publisher.
John Barnard (fl. 1625–1649), English musician, was a minor canon of St Paul's Cathedral in the reign of Charles I.
He was the first to publish a collection of English cathedral music. It contains some of the finest 16th-century masterpieces, ranging from the "faux-bourdon" style of Thomas Tallis's Preces and Responses to the most developed types of full anthem. The text, however, is not trustworthy.
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Who was John Barnard?
English cleric, musician and music publisher
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John Barnard was a publisher.
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John Barnard was English.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Barnard (music publisher)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Barnard. https://biography.guide/john-barnard-publisher/
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