About William Simmes
Lived 1575 – 1625 (aged 49–50). William Simmes was a British composer.
William Simmes (c. 1575 – c. 1625) was an English Renaissance composer and musician who was in service to the Earl of Dorset in 1608.
Recordings Renaissance Brass Music - Eastman Brass Quintet, Paris Instrumental Ensemble, Florian Hollard. Philip Collins, Daniel Patrylak, Verne Reynolds, Donald Knaub, Cherry Beauregard. ADD CD, Vox Allegretto ACD 8154, 1993, 76 mins. Rise, O My Soul - Les Voix Humaines, Christopher Jackson. DDD CD, ATMA Classique, ASIN: B000OYAYH6, June 2007.
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Who was William Simmes?
English composer
When was William Simmes born?
William Simmes was born in 1575.
When did William Simmes die?
William Simmes died in 1625.
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William Simmes was a composer.
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William Simmes was British.
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