Simon Ives (Yves)
(1600-1662)
English composer and organist. Vicar-choral of St Paul's Cathedral
from some time in the 1620s, also organist of Christ Church
(Newgate). He was on the fringe of the court in 1630s, and wrote
pastoral dialogues in the declamatory manner, but was in addition
attracted to the tuneful partsong or glee, and is well represented
in contemporary catch books. He has one or two pleasant songs to
his credit. Two keyboard pieces in a MS in the British Museum by
'Yves', 'sett forth by B. Cosyn.' With William Lawes he composed
music for The Triumph of Peace (Masque) by Shirley, the magnificent
entertainment presented by the members of the Inns of Court to the
king and queen in 1633, with scenery devised by Inigo Jones.
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