Introduction

Biography

A book­sell­er and mu­sic pub­lish­er, Play­ford op­ened a shop at the Tem­ple Church in Lon­don around 1647. He was ap­point­ed clerk of the church in 1653, and re­tired in 1684.

Works

• The Whole Book of Psalms
• The Eng­lish Danc­ing Mas­ter, 1651
• A Mu­sic­all Ban­quet, 1651
• Catch That Catch Can, 1652
• A Breefe In­tro­duc­tion to the Skill of Mu­sick, 1654