Musician Dictionary

Giles Farnaby

English composer · English renaissance and baroque composer

DescriptionEnglish composer
Source: Wikidata
BornSources disagree: 1560 (MusicBrainz) · 1563 (Wikidata)
BirthplaceTruro London
Source: Wikidata
Died1640-11-24
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathLondon City of London
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaEngland
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipEngland
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer Virginalist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsharpsichord
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

C. Farnaby Farnaby Farnsby G Farnaby G. Farnaby Giles Barnaby Gilles Farnaby Д. Фарнаби Д. Фарнеби Дж. Фарнеби

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Identifiers

mbid: 5a59cfb0-45e4-4fa8-8604-2682aad19356 · wikidata: Q1343764 · isni: 0000000391082488 · discogs: 617116

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