Francis Pilkington (1570?–1638)

Francis Pilkington (ca. 1565 – 1638) was an English classical composer, lutenist and singer, of the Renaissance and Baroque period. Pilkington received a B.Mus. degree from Oxford in 1595. In 1602 he became a singing man at Chester Cathedral and spent the rest of his life serving the cathedral. He became a minor canon in 1612, took holy orders in 1614 and was named precentor of the cathedral in 1623.^[1] Although he was a churchman, Pilkington composed largely secular music—ayres, madrigals, and lute songs. These include two sets of madrigals (1613/14 and 1624) and a collection of lute ayres (1605).^[2] He died in Chester.

English Wikisource has the entry for Pilkington in George Grove (Ed.) (1900) A Dictionary of Music and Musicians:

A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Pilkington, Francis

• Free scores by Francis Pilkington in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
• Free scores by Francis Pilkington at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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