- Simpson, Christopher
[E] Simpson, Christopher, or Sympson,
violinist and writer, born [about 1610]. He
was originally a soldier in the army raised by
the Duke of Newcastle for service of Charles
1. Being a Roman Catholic, he was patron-
ized by Sir Robert BoUes of Leicestershire,
whose son he taught the viol. He died at
Turnstile, Holborn, London, about 1677.[W] Works. — The Division-Violist, or an Intro-
duction to the playing upon a Ground, divided
in two parts, the first directing the hand,
with other preparative instructions ; the
second laying open the method and manner
of playing, or composing divisions to a ground,
London, 1659 ; 2nd edition as " Chelys Minuri-
tionum artificio exornata, sive Minuritiones
ad Basin, etiam extempore modulandi ratio. .
or the Division Viol, etc., London, 1667 ; 3rd
edition, with portrait, 1712. The Principles
of Practical Musick, London, 1665; 2nd
edition, A Compendium of Practical Music, in
5 parts : 1. The Rudiments of Song ; 2. The
Principles of Composition ; 3. The Use of
Discords ; 4. The form of Figurate Descant ;
5. The Contrivance of Canon. .London, 1667.
Of this work there are many editions dated
and undated to about 1760. Art of Discant,
or Composing Musick in Parts, by Dr.
Thomas Campion, with Annotations thereon
by Mr. Christopher Simpson, London, 1655.
Also contained in Playford's " Introduction."entry id: 374-R-1

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