John Danyel
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John Danyel was an English lute
player and songwriter. He was born in Wellow, Somerset
, and was the younger brother of poet Samuel Daniel
. His surviving works include "Coy Daphne Fled", about the nymph Daphne
and her fate, and "Like as the lute delights".
Sample lyrics from "Like as the lute delights":
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
player and songwriter. He was born in Wellow, Somerset
Wellow, Somerset
Wellow is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about south of Bath. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Twinhoe has a population of 511...
, and was the younger brother of poet Samuel Daniel
Samuel Daniel
Samuel Daniel was an English poet and historian.-Early life:Daniel was born near Taunton in Somerset, the son of a music-master. He was the brother of lutenist and composer John Danyel. Their sister Rosa was Edmund Spenser's model for Rosalind in his The Shepherd's Calendar; she eventually married...
. His surviving works include "Coy Daphne Fled", about the nymph Daphne
Daphne
Daphne was a female minor nature deity. Pursued by Apollo, she fled and was chased. Daphne begged the gods for help, who then transformed her into Laurel.-Overview:...
and her fate, and "Like as the lute delights".
Sample lyrics from "Like as the lute delights":
- Like as the lute delights, or else dislikes,
- As is his art that plays upon the same;
- So sounds my muse, according as she strikes
- On my heart strings, high-tuned unto her fame.