Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/A/Atterbury
Atterbury. A celebrated English glee composer in the latter half of the last century. His most popular works were, "Come, let us all a-Maying go," glee, four voices ; " With horns and hounds in chorus," catch, three voices ; "'rake, 0, take those lips away," round, three voices ; "Sweet enslaver," round, three voices ; "Joan said to John," catch, three voices; "Lay that sullen garland by," glee, three voices "Come, fill the board," glee, four voices ; "O, thou sweet bird," glee, four voices ; and "Adieu, ye streams," glee, four voices. (Birchall's and Clementi's Cat.) Atterbury died during the performance of one of his benefit concerts.
ATTEY, JOHN. An English composer of some songs, published, early in the seventeenth century, in a collection entitled "Ayres of low and more Parts."