The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare


Weelkes, Thomas

Weelkes, Thomas (1576–1623),
composer noted for his fine church music and madrigals. His career was at times turbulent, including dismissal from Chichester cathedral for drunkenness and profanity in 1617.

Jeremy Barlow

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