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John Milton

Short Name: John Milton
Full Name: Milton, John, ca. 1563-1647
Birth Year: 1563
Death Year: 1647

Father of the poet, b. Stanton St. John, nr. Oxford, ca. 1563; d. London, buried 3-15-1647; English amateur composer

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Tunes by John Milton (2)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
NORWICH (Milton)John Milton (Composer)013566 77667 34433
YORK (Scottish)John Milton, Sr., 1563?-1647 (Harmonizer)3813546 35223 55451
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