Cuthbert Hely

(fl. c.1630)

English lutenist and composer. Nothing is known of him; eight of his pieces appear in the MS Lord Herbert of Cherbury's Lute Book.He may have been related to the late 17th century viol player/composer Benjamin Hely. He may also have been Herbert's lute master.





A Partial Discography of Cuthbert Hely   |   English Lute Composers before 1635   |   IV M: England Through 1635