The British Musical Biography

[E] Locke, Matthew, composer and writer,
was born at Exeter in 1632 or 1633. He be-
came a chorister in Exeter Cathedral, and
studied music under Edward Gibbons and W.
Wake. Composer in Ordinary to Charles II.,
1661. Afterwards he became a Roman Catho-
lic, and was appointed organist to the Queen.
He died at London, August, 1677.

[W] Works. — Cupid and Death, masque (Shir-
ley), with C. Gibbons, 1653. Little Consort
of three parts for viols, 1656. Music for The
Stepmother (Stapylton), 1664 ; Davenant's
alteration of " Macbeth," 1672 ; Shadwell's
" Psyche," 1673 ; and the " Tempest," 1673.
Anthems, various, for Chapel Royal. Kyrie
and Credo, 1666 (preface defending the work
against the oiDposition which its novel form
raised, entitled, "Modern Church Music: Pre-
accused, censur'd, and obstructed in its per-
formance before his Majesty," April 1, 1666).
Reply to Thomas Salmon's "Essay to the
Advancement of Music," entitled, " Observa-
tions upon a late book entitled. An Essay to
the Advancement of Musick, by casting away
the perplexity of different clifts and writing
all sorts of musick in an Universal character."
London, 1672. Reply to Salmon's " Vindica-
tion," entitled, "The Present practice of
Musick, vindicated against the exception and
new way of attaining Musick, lately published
by Thomas Salmon, London, 1672. " Melo-
thesia, or certain general Rules for playing
upon a continued bass, with a choice collec-
tion of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Organ
of all sorts," London, 1673. Songs in contem-
porary collections, as the Theater of Music;
The Treasury of Music ; etc.

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