About John Danyel
Lived 1564 – 1626 (aged 61–62). John Danyel was a British composer and lutenist.
John Danyel or John Daniel ( – ) was an English lute player and songwriter. He was born in Wellow, Somerset, and was the younger brother of poet Samuel Daniel. He was baptized on 6 November 1564. His surviving works include "Coy Daphne Fled", about the nymph Daphne and her fate, and "Like as the lute delights".
Sample lyrics from "Like as the lute delights": 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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Who was John Danyel?
English lute player and songwriter
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John Danyel was born in 1564 in Somerset.
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John Danyel died in 1626 in London.
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John Danyel was a composer and lutenist.
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John Danyel was British.
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