Walter Lambe

{{Short description|15th century English composer}}

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Walter Lambe (1450–1? – after Michaelmas 1504) was an English composer.

His works are well represented in the Eton Choirbook. Also the Lambeth Choirbook and the Caius Choirbook include his works.

Born in Salisbury, Lambe was elected King's Scholar at Eton College in August 1467 aged 15.{{efn|1=The identification of Walter Lamb the composer included in the Eton and other choirbooks, with Walter Lambe the King's Scholar of Eton is likely but not absolutely established.{{cite book|last=Milsom|first=John|chapter=Lambe, Walter|chapter-url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001/acref-9780199579037-e-3817|title=The Oxford Companion to Music|date=January 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-957903-7|access-date=10 January 2021}}}} By 1477 he was a clerk at Holy Trinity College, Arundel,{{efn|1=At Holy Trinity College, Arundel was associated with the production of both the Lambeth and Caius choirbooks.}} and in 1479 he moved to St George's Chapel, Windsor, as a clerk of the choir there.The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. 2001{{full citation needed|date=February 2024}}