Luke Flintoft

Luke Flintoft (1680[1] - 3 Nov 1727), was an English clergyman and composer.

On 4 Dec. 1715 he was sworn as a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and is described in the 'Cheque Book' as 'from Worcester,’ which therefore was probably his birthplace.

On 9 July 1719 he was appointed reader in Whitehall Chapel, and was subsequently made a minor canon of Westminster.

He died on 3 Nov 1727, and was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.

His claim to a place in musical history depends upon the question whether a certain 'double chant' in G minor, attributed to him, is or is not the first specimen of the kind in existence.