This is a rather nice memorial, commemorating the life of William Inglott (1554–1621), a celebrated organist and composer at Norwich Cathedral during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. This image shows the memorial to William Inglott (1554–1621), a celebrated organist and composer at Norwich Cathedral during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. The monument is a painted mural located on a pillar near the presbytery screen with the obligatory skull located on the memorial to note the inevitability of death.
William Inglott was the son of Edmund Inglott, who was also an organist at the cathedral. William began his musical journey as a chorister under his father before eventually becoming the cathedral organist himself from 1587 to 1591. After a period working at Hereford Cathedral, he returned to Norwich in 1611 to replace the famous composer Thomas Morley.
He died on the last day of December 1621 and they had painted this within six months. This feels like a nice memorial and it’s still in excellent condition today, although the face of one of the two choristers seems to be blurred out. Maybe he wanted to be redacted.
I’ve had AI transcribe this, so it might not be entirely accurate….
“Here William Inglott Organist doth rest
whose ARTE in musique this Cathrall blest
for Descant most, for Voluntary all
he past: on Organ, longe, and virginall.
he left this life at AGE of fiftie yeares
and now ’mongst angells, all sing laud in heaven
his fame flies farr, his name shal not die
See ART and AGE here crowne his memory
NON digitis Inglotte tuis terrestria tangis
tangis nunc digitis organa celsa poli”