Robert Wylkynson (sometimes Wilkinson) (ca. 1450 – Eton after 1515) was one of the composers of the Eton Choirbook. [1] Wylkynson became parish clerk of Eton in 1496, [2] then in 1500 he was promoted to Informator - the master of the choristers.
Only four works survive:
But these works show Wylkynson to have been "an extremely ambitious composer and a more than competent one." [3]
Robert Wylkynson (sometimes Wilkinson) (ca. 1450 – Eton after 1515) was one of the composers of the Eton Choirbook. [1] Wylkynson became parish clerk of Eton in 1496, [2] then in 1500 he was promoted to Informator - the master of the choristers.
Only four works survive:
But these works show Wylkynson to have been "an extremely ambitious composer and a more than competent one." [3]