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Christopher Simpson

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Also known as Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson

Irish-born British actor

Person · Open Library

Born
ca.1605
Died
1669
Works
23

Top works

  • The division-violist : or, An introduction to the playing upon a grovnd
  • Chelys, minuritionum artificio exornata, sive, Minuritiones ad basin, etiam ex tempore modulandi ratio
  • A compendium of practical musik in five parts
  • An introduction to the skill of musick
  • A compendium

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baroqueClassicalenglishcelloearly music

Christopher Simpson (c.1605-1669) was an English musician and composer particularly associated with music for the bass viol. Simpson was born between 1602 and 1606, probably at Egton, Yorkshire. He was the eldest son of Christopher Sympson, a Yorkshireman, who is usually described as a cordwainer but who was also the manager of a theatre company patronised by wealthy Yorkshire Catholics. It is thought that Sympson senior may have preferred to portray himself at times as a simple craftsman <a hr

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date of birth
1975-01-01
start of work period
2002-00-00
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