John Playford

Short Name: John Playford
Full Name: Playford, John, 1623-1686?
Birth Year: 1623
Death Year: 1687

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John Playford (1623–1686/7) was a London bookseller, publisher, minor composer, and member of the Stationers' Company, who published books on music theory, instruction books for several instruments, and psalters with tunes for singing in churches. He is perhaps best known today for his publication of The English Dancing Master in 1651.
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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by John Playford (7)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
COLCHESTER (Playford)J. Playford (Composer)111231 27134 56455
[Glory be to Thee, O Lord] (Playford)J. Playford, 1674-1730 (Composer)111111 17
LONDON NEWJohn Playford (Arranger)915315 61751 35215
[My Soul with grateful Thoughts of Love]John Playford (Composer (attributed to))012321 17132 55455
OLD HUNDREDTHJohn Playford (Harmonizer)211765 12333 32143
PLAYFORD (Playford)John Playford (Composer)311235 43234 21712
WORCESTER (Playford)John Playford (Composer)111232 34554 33235

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