Surname: Wilbye Forename(s): John d. 1638. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and composer. Baptized in Norfolk on 7 March 1574. Son of Matthew Wilbye. Worked
as a servant for the Kytson family of Hengrave Hall. Author of The First Set of English Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 Voices (1598) and The Second Set of Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 Parts, Apt both for Viols and Voices (1609). Biographical information: ODNB. (BGL)