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Thomas Lupo

Thomas Lupo (baptised 7 August 1571 – probably December 1627) was an English composer and viol player of the late Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Along with Orlando Gibbons, John Coprario, and Alfonso Ferrabosco, he was one of the principal developers of the repertory for viol consort.

He was part of a distinguished family of musicians. His father was Joseph Lupo, a string player and composer from Venice who had come first to Antwerp, and then to London where Thomas was probably born. In 1588 he joined the violin consort at the court of Queen Elizabeth I – he was only 16 – but evidently he was not paid for his service until 1591.

Lupo was one of the principal figures in the development of the viol consort repertory. In addition, he was a significant composer of sacred vocal music. He probably wrote a considerable quantity of music for the court violin ensemble, however almost none of it survives; it is thought that much of the anonymous repertory for this group is by Thomas Lupo.

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Lupo: 4 Fantasias à3 (1648)
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Thomas Lupo

Lupo: 4 Fantasias à3 (1648)

Lupo: Five Fantasias à4

Lupo: Three Pavans à3

Lupo: Three Pavans à3 (viols)