Gibbons, Orlando

(born 1583, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died June 5, 1625, Canterbury, Kent) English composer and organist. Son of a musician, he became organist of the Chapel Royal c. 1605 and remained there the rest of his life, serving also as organist at Westminster Abbey for his last two years. A versatile composer, he wrote several Anglican services, some 40 anthems, about 50 secular keyboard pieces, about 35 fantasias for chamber ensembles, and some 15 madrigals.

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica