1. Robert Johnsson / Andreas Scholl

Andreas Scholl (Countertenor).

Robert Johnson was the son of John Johnson (who was lutenist to Elizabeth I). In 1596 Robert Johnson joined the household of Sir George Carey, who became Baron Hunsdon the same year on the death of his father. Carey was patron of a theatre company to which William Shakespeare belonged. The company was briefly known as "Baron Hunsdon's Men", but is better known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men (a title they used after Carey became Lord Chamberlain), or their subsequent name, the Kings Men. After serving an apprenticeship in the Carey household, Johnson found work at court. He became a royal lutenist in James I's "Private Musick" from 1604, and was later lutenist to Prince Henry (until the prince's death in 1612. He composed for the music for the masques and entertainments which were popular at court in the Jacobean era. He went on to serve at the court of Charles I until 1633, becoming Composer for Lute and Voices.