Thomas Whythorne (Whithorne)
(1528-1595), Dancing master; amateur composer; autobiographerSitter in 1 portrait
Whithorne was a musician and composer who published the first English secular songbook Songes for Three, Fower and Five Voyces in 1571. His music is little known today, and was largely written for a middle class audience and those without musical instruments.
by Unknown artist
woodcut, 1571, published 1590
NPG D8321
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