John Amner
John Amner (1579–1641) was an English composer. A composer of sacred works, Amner was born in Ely and had a close association with Ely Cathedral, even before his employment there as Informator choristarum (1610–1641), through his relatives Michael and Ralph Amner, who were both lay clerks there. He received his Bachelor of Music from Oxford with the support of the Earl of Bath in 1613, and also from Cambridge in 1640.
John Amner
- Born
- 1579 · Ely.
- Died
- 1641
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- composer
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Education
- University of Oxford · University of Cambridge
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for John Amner. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q592864 · wikipedia · John Amner
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
The documentary record
Statements marked “Documentary record” are set in the article beside the passage they confirm. Each is read from the authority records of the institutions named here; select “Prove” to see the record it was read from, where in that record, and when.
Institutions cited
Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Complete reading chain (JSON)In this article
Works, editions and recordings
He was employed as both an organist and clergyman at the Cathedral after he obtained his first degree. He was subsequently ordained to the diaconate, later becoming vicarius (minor canon). In 1615, he published a collection entitled Sacred Hymnes of 3, 4, 5 and 6 parts for the Voyces and Vyols, which represents most of his known works. His other works include Preces (both for five voices), four settings of the daily canticles, several simple four-part anthems, slightly more complex five-part anthems, and verse anthems. Roughly a dozen of these works were recorded in the 1990s, and many were performed by the choir of Ely Cathedral, including Blessed be the Lord God; Hear, O Lord; Have mercy; I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; My Lord is hence removed and laid; O sing unto the Lord; O ye little flock; the Second Service (Cesar's) and Sing, O heavn's.
• A stranger here • Christ rising again • Come, let's rejoice • Lift up your heads, O ye gates • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Dorian) • O God my King • O ye little flock • Sing O heavens • Tune thy Musicke to Thy Hart, Stile Antico, Fretwork. Harmonia Mundi 2012.
Documentary record
John Amner was a composer, born in 1579 in Ely, United Kingdom and died in 1641 in Ely, United Kingdom. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article John Amner, revision 1369332586 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Lionel Pike Pills to purge melancholy: the evolution of the English ballett - 2004 Chapter 5 The Opportunist John Amner 1615, Page 243 "John Amner (1579-1641) was a native of Ely, and was a chorister at the Cathedral there: he spent the majority of his life in that city, moving away for only one prolonged period,..."
- 2.Amner, John.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Studied at
1- University of CambridgeOrganisation
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
44,023 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- John Alden CarpenterPerson
- John AlldisPerson
- John AltmanPerson
- John AmisPerson
- John AntesPerson
- John AnthonyPerson
- John ArbuthnotPerson
- John ArchPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by John Amner?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.