Hume, Tobias
Hume, Tobias (b ?c.1569; d London, 1645). Eng. composer and army officer. His First Part of Ayres for lyra-viol was pub. 1605, with fanciful titles such as ‘Tickle me quickly’ and the instruction, thought to be the first recorded use of col legno, to ‘drum this with the back of the bow’. In 1607 his Captaine Humes Poeticall Musicke constituted the largest pubd. repertory of solo lyra-viol music to that date.
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