John Playford

Summary

John Playford is a human^[1]. He was born in Norwich^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1623^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on 1686^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], music publisher^[7], musicologist^[8], music theorist^[9], and choreographer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• John Playford's place of birth was Norwich^[2].
• John Playford passed away in London^[4].
• John Playford was born on January 1, 1623^[3].
• John Playford died on 1686^[5].
• A child of John Playford was Henry Playford^[12].
• John Playford held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[13].
• John Playford's professions included composer^[6].
• John Playford worked as a music publisher^[7].
• John Playford worked as a musicologist^[8].
• John Playford's professions included music theorist^[9].
• John Playford's professions included choreographer^[10].
• John Playford's professions included bookseller^[14].
• John Playford is recorded as male^[15].
• John Playford's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• John Playford's Commons category is recorded as John Playford^[17].
• John Playford's family name is recorded as Playford^[18].
• John Playford's given name is recorded as John^[19].
• John Playford's work location is recorded as London^[20].
• John Playford's floruit is recorded as 1623^[21].
• John Playford's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[22].
• John Playford's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[23].
• John Playford's described by source is recorded as Playford (John) PDBP 1641-1667^[24].
• John Playford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• John Playford's Commons Creator page is recorded as John Playford^[26].
• John Playford's sibling is recorded as Matthew Playford^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Playford's place of birth was Norwich^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1623^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], music publisher^[7], musicologist^[8], music theorist^[9], choreographer^[10], and bookseller^[14].

Personal Life

A child of John Playford was Henry Playford^[12].

Death and Burial

John Playford died on 1686^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Why It Matters

John Playford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

Works attributed to him include The Dancing Master^[29], a written work^[30].

FAQs

Where was John Playford born?

Born in Norwich^[2], John Playford…

Where did John Playford die?

John Playford died in London^[4].

What did John Playford do for work?

John Playford worked as composer^[6], music publisher^[7], musicologist^[8], music theorist^[9], and choreographer^[10].