mk270 a young lady seted at a virginal painted in about 1670 by jan vermeer. many dutch masters painted scenes like this, indicating the importance of chamber music in domestic life.
solomon eccles
also known as Solomon Eagle (1618 - 1683) was an English composer.
Little if any of his works are extant since, when he became a Quaker, he burned all his books and compositions so as to distance himself from church music. His repugnance for the organised church showed in his name for them: "steeple-houses".
