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Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) was an English composer and keyboard player born in Oxford. He is recognized as one of the most important English composers of the early 17th century. His father, William Gibbons, was a musician appointed in Cambridge, and his elder brother was also a composer. In 1605, Gibbons was appointed organist of the Chapel Royal, and in 1619, he succeeded Walter Earle as one of his Majesty's musicians. By 1623, he became the organist of Westminster Abbey. Gibbons composed both secular and sacred vocal music, as well as instrumental music for solo keyboard or consort.

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