Hugh Blair (1864 – 1932)
Hugh Blair Hugh Blair was an English organist and minor composer whose rising musical career was abruptly cut short in 1897, apparently due to a problem with alcohol. He was highly regarded by his fellow […]
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John Travers (1703 – 1758)
See below for a recording of music by John Travers John Travers, whose father, John, was a shoemaker in the English village of Windsor, Berkshire, was born there in 1703. He received his musical training […]
John Varley Roberts (1841 – 1920)
See below for recordings of John Varley Roberts’ music John Varley Roberts was a blunt Yorkshireman who was Organist and Choirmaster at Magdalen College, Oxford, between 1882 and 1918. During his time, the chapel choir, […]
William Walond Organ Voluntary VI (Op. 1)
William Walond Organ Voluntary VI (Op. 1) The William Walond Organ Voluntary VI from his Opus 1 set is without question the most original in the collection. William Walond (1719 – 1768) was an organist […]
Thomas Preston (c 1500 – 1563)
See below for recordings of Thomas Preston’s music Thomas Preston was one of the most important musicians from the mid-Tudor period in England. Almost nothing is known of his life but he is thought to […]
Henry Heron (1738 – 1795)
Henry Heron Henry Heron (1738 – 1795) was a dancing and music teacher in London during the second half of the 18th century and for many years organist of St Mary’s, Ewell, then at the […]
Thomas Sanders Dupuis (1733 – 1796)
See below for recordings of Dupuis’ music Thomas Sanders Dupuis (1733 – 1796) was Organist and Composer to King George III, highly regarded as a performer, and best known today for a set of organ […]
Starling Goodwin (1711 – 1774)
Starling Goodwin A blind 18th century musician based in London, England, Starling Goodwin wrote music both for church use and public concerts. Surviving examples of his work include voluntaries for organ or harpsichord and a number of popular […]
John Christmas Beckwith (1759 – 1809)
John Christmas Beckwith John Christmas Beckwith (1759 – 1809) was an 18th century English composer with an original and distinct style which was recognised and noted by his contemporaries at a time when most lived […]
John Alcock (1715 – 1806)
See below for a recording of John Alcock’s music John Alcock was born in London on the 11th April, 1715, in Crane Court, St Peter’s Hill, between St Paul’s Cathedral and the River Thames. This […]
