July 20 - Simon Ives (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Simon Ives (bapt. 20 July 1600 - 1662) was an English composer and organist who was active in the court of Charles I of England. 

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Compare and Contrast

Simon Ives, who was immersed

Within the Court of Charles the First,

Wrote the masques and glees expected

From composers thus connected.

Charles Ives, of later fame,

Though he shared a family name,

Was a Yankee independent,

And wasn’t a direct descendant.

 

 

 

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