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Daniel Bacheler, also variously spelt Bachiler, Batchiler or Batchelar, (baptized 16 March 1572 – buried 29 January 1619) was an English
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nist and composer. Of all the English lutenist-composers, he is now credited as probably being the most successful in his own lifetime. Bacheler was born in the Buckinghamshire village of
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, a son of Richard Bachelor and his wife Elizabeth (née Cardell). p.39 He served an apprenticeship with his uncle, Thomas Cardell, who was a lutenist and dancing-master in the court of
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. He worked for Sir
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. At the royal court he composed some fifty lute pieces. These included a number of pavans,
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s, almains and fantasies, including a set of variations on the popular tune "Monsieurs Almaine". Elizabeth Roche, reviewing a CD of his work for ''
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'' commented on the current neglect of Bacheler's music, suggesting that one reason is the "difficulty of his ornamental style, including arpeggios, trills, and even the dazzling tremolos that conclude his variations on Monsieurs Almaine". The Heralds Visitation records show that Bacheler received a grant of arms in 1606. He was buried on 29 January 1618/1619 in St Margaret's churchyard, Lee, Kent.Batchelor p.43


Bibliography

*Bacheler, Daniel, ''Selected works for lute / Daniel Bacheler ; edited and transcribed by Martin Long'', London: Oxford University Press, 1972. *Long, Martin., ''The music of Daniel Bacheler: a critical study'', University of Sydney, 1969. *Batchelor, A: 'Daniel Bacheler: The Right Perfect Musician', ''The Lute'', 28 (1988), 3–12


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