John Johnson

The golden age of England had several great lutenists. John Johnson was the 1st. He was appointed towards the courtroom of Queen Elizabeth I in 1579 and was therefore highly esteemed a fifty yr rent was granted to his widow regarding several properties. Nearly all his compositins for the lute had been conservative in character with pavan and galliard forms dominating the panorama of his music. Counterpoint was quality and well-played. Johnson’s contribution towards the lute repertoire was “accurate lute duets” where each component was regarded as and treated individually and similarly. His music needed technical quality and musical success.