Michael East
Born: c. 1580, London
Died: 1648, Lichfield, UK
Nationality: English
Michael East (or Easte, Est, Este) was an English organist and composer. He was a nephew of London music publisher Thomas East (ca. 1540–1608), although it was once thought that he was his son.
In 1601, East wrote a madrigal that was accepted by Thomas Morley for publication in his collection The Triumphs of Oriana. In 1606, he received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Cambridge and in 1609 he joined the choir of Ely Cathedral, initially as a lay clerk.
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- And I as well as Thou (1)
- Desperavi, Fancy in five parts (1)
- Fantasias for 5 Viols (1)
- Farewell Sweet Woods (1)
- God Is Gone Up (1)
- Hence stars too dim of light (6)
- Life Tell Me (1)
- O Clap Your Hands (1)
- O Give Me the Comfort of Thy Help Again (1)
- O Lord of Whom I Do Depend (1)
- O metaphysical tobacco (1)
- Poor is the Life (2)
- Quick, quick, away, dispatch! (1)
- Turn Thy Face from My Wickedness (1)
- Verse Pastorals (1)
- When David Heard (1)
- When David Heard that Absalom was Slain (2)
- When I Lament (1)
- You meaner beauties of the night (4)