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Ferdinando Richardson (also known as Sir Ferdinando Heyborne) (c. 1558–1618) was an English composer, musician, and courtier.
He was a pupil of
Ferdinando Richardson (also known as Sir Ferdinando Heyborne) (c. 1558–1618) was an English composer, musician, and courtier.
He was a pupil of Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis (23 November 1585; also Tallys or Talles) was an English composer of High Renaissance music. His compositions are primarily vocal, and he occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. Tallis is considered one o ...
, and various works for the keyboard by him survive in the manuscript collection known as the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. He wrote a letter to Sir Michael Hicks enclosing some exercises for the virginal for Hick's daughter in 1611. Her teacher was to copy the music and send back the original. He signed this letter "Fer: Heyborn."
As a courtier, Richardson held the post of Groom of the Privy Chamber under both Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is ...
and James I of England
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland as James I from the Union of the Crowns, union of the Scottish and Eng ...
. The epitaph on his family tomb, in All Hallows' Church, Tottenham
Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Waltham ...
, reads: ''"Here also resteth in peace the body of Sir Ferdinando Heyborne, Knight, justice of the peace and coram in the county of Middlesex. He waited at the feet of Queen Elizabeth of famous memory and our soveraign Lord King James in their privy chamber. He was a careful magistrate without respect of persons and a true friend to the cause of the poor."''
A ''Complete Works for Harpsichord'' was recorded in 2013 by American keyboardist Glen Wilson for the Naxos label, receiving a 2014 ''Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik.''https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572997 ''Ferdinando Richardson: Complete Works for Harpsichord''. Glen Wilson, Harpsichord; Naxos 8.572997 (2014).
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*Richard Marlow, ''Sir Ferdinando Heyborne. alias Richardson'', ''The Musical Times'', cxv (1974)External links
* 1558 births 1618 deaths Renaissance composers 17th-century classical composers 16th-century English composers 17th-century English composers English classical composers English male classical composers 16th-century classical composers 17th-century male musicians Grooms of the Chamber {{composer-stub