Alison (or Allison, Allysonn, etc.), Richard
Alison (or Allison, Allysonn, etc.), Richard
Alison (or Allison, Allysonn, etc.), Richard, English composer who flourished in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He publ. The Psalms of David in Meter (London, 1599) and An Howres Recreation in Musiche (London, 1606; ed. by E. Fellowes in The English Madrigalists, XXXIII, 1924; 2nd ed., rev., 1961). Some of his instrumental music is found in The First Book of Consort Lessons collected by Thomas Money (London, 1599; 2nd ed., rev., 1611; ed. by S. Beck, N.Y., 1959).
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