Luke Flintoft
Luke Flintoft (1680 - 3 November 1727), was an English clergyman and composer. Flintoft was a chorister in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and took the degree of BA at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1700. He was appointed priest-vicar at Lincoln Cathedral in 1704.
Luke Flintoft
- Name
- Luke Flintoft
- Born
- 1680
- Died
- 3 November 1727
- Known for
- double chant
- Occupation
- clergyman and composer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Education
- Queens' College
- Languages
- English
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He remained there until 1714. On 4 December 1715 he was sworn as a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and is described in the 'Cheque Book' as 'from Worcester,’ which therefore was probably his birthplace. On 9 July 1719 he was appointed reader in Whitehall Chapel, and was subsequently made a minor canon of Westminster. He died on 3 November 1727, and was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.
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• Name — Luke Flintoft • Born — 1680 • Died — 3 November 1727 • Known for — double chant • Occupation — clergyman and composer
Flintoft's Chant
Flintoft's Chant
His claim to a place in musical history depends upon the question whether a certain 'double chant' in G minor, attributed to him, is or is not the first specimen of the kind in existence. The arguments for and against this will be found in 'Notes and Queries,’ 3rd ser. x. 206, xi. 267, 391, and 445. • Illustration — Double Chant - Flintoft Flintoft's Chant, described as "perhaps the most beautiful chant ever composed".
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