Tobias Hume

English composer, viol player and soldier. Possibly born 1569. Died April 16, 1645. His two published works, 'The First Part of Ayres' (or Musicall Humors, 1605) and 'Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke' (1607), include many pieces for the viol, including the solo lyra viol, and songs.