A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Marsh, Alphonso

MARSH, Alphonso, son of Robert Marsh, one of the musicians in ordinary to Charles I., was baptized at St. Margaret's Westminster, Jan. 28, 1627. He was appointed a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1660. Songs composed by him appear in 'The Treasury of Musick,' 1669, 'Choice Ayres and Dialogues,' 1676, and other publications of the time. He died April 9, 1681. His son Alphonso was admitted a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal April 25, 1676. Songs by him are contained in 'The Theater of Music,' 1685–7, 'The Banquet of Musick,' 1688–92, and other publications. He died April 5, 1692, and was buried April 9, in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.

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