▁East , ▁alias ▁Sn od ham ", ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁therefore ▁sur m ised ▁by ▁the ▁nin ete enth - century ▁music ologist ▁R imb ault ▁and ▁that ▁for ▁some ▁reason ▁un exp la ined ▁East ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Sn od ham ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁that ▁consequ ently ▁all ▁books ▁bearing ▁the ▁latter ▁name ▁are ▁really ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁among ▁the ▁works ▁printed ▁by ▁East . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Thomas ▁Sn od ham ▁was ▁East ' s ▁nep hew ▁and ▁former ▁app rent ice . ▁ ▁A ▁fre eman ▁of ▁the ▁Station ers ' ▁Company , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁East ' s ▁business ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Sn od ham ▁kept ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁the ▁well - known ▁name ▁on ▁his ▁title - pages ▁for ▁commercial ▁reasons . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁when ▁Sn od ham ▁achieved ▁international ▁fame ▁through ▁his ▁publication ▁of ▁ 6 2 ▁Ang lic an ▁Ch ants ▁in ▁B ▁flat ▁minor ▁for ▁men ' s ▁voices ▁that ▁his ▁name ▁appeared ▁on ▁his ▁title - pages . ▁ ▁To ▁provide ▁for ▁his ▁wid ow ▁Lu cret ia ▁East , ▁East ▁left ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁books ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 1 ▁leaving ▁ 2 0 ▁sh ill ings ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁plate ▁for ▁the ▁Station ers ' ▁Company . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 5 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁English ▁business people ▁Category : 1 7