A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Colman, Charles

by William H. Husk

COLMAN, Charles, Mus. Doc., was chamber musician to Charles I. After the breaking out of the civil war he betook himself to the teaching of music in London, and was one of those who taught the viol lyra-way. Some of his songs are contained in the several editions of 'Select Musicall Ayres and Dialogues,' 1652, 1653 and 1659, and some of his instrumental compositions are to be found in 'Courtly Masquing Ayres,' 1662. He was associated with Henry Lawes, Capt. Cooke, and George Hudson in the composition of the music for Sir William Davenant's 'First Day's Entertainment at Rutland House by Declamations and Musick,' 1657 [App. p.594 "1656"]. He died in Fetter Lane in [App. p.594 "July,"] 1664. [App. p.594 adds that "he took the degree of Mus.D. on July 2, 1651, and that in Nov. 1662 he was appointed Composer to the King, with a salary of £40 per annum. He contributed the musical definitions to Phillips' 'New World of Words' (1658)."]

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