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Charles John Stanley (January 17, 1712 – May 19, 1786) was an English composer and organist. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A composer is a person who writes music. ...
An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ...
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Biography Stanley, who was blind from an early age, studied music with Maurice Greene and held a number of organist appointments in London. He was a friend of George Frideric Handel, and following Handel's death, Stanley joined first with John Christopher Smith and later with Thomas Linley to continue the series of oratorio concerts Handel had established. Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or psychological factors. ...
Maurice Greene (August 12, 1696 - December 1, 1755) was an English composer and organist. ...
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George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German Baroque composer who was a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. ...
Thomas Linley (1732 - November 19, 1795), English musician, was born at Wells, Somerset, and studied music at Bath, where he settled as a singing-master and conductor of the concerts. ...
An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ...
In 1779, Stanley succeeded William Boyce as Master of the King's Musick. William Boyce (September 11, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. ...
Master of the Queens Music (or Master of the Kings Music) is a prestigious post in the British royal court. ...
Stanley's works include the opera Teraminta, the dramatic cantata The Choice of Hercules, twelve other cantatas with texts by John Hawkins, the oratorios Jephtha, The Fall of Egypt and Zimri, and instrumental music, notably three volumes of Trumpet Voluntaries (1748, 1752, and 1754). As with all trumpet voluntaries, this was written for organ utilizing the trumpet stop, hence the name; arrangements for string chamber orchestra and trumpet are modern. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ...
A cantata (Italian, sung) is a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ...
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An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ...
Trumpet Voluntary is the title of several pieces of Baroque music. ...
Works - Opus 1 Eight Solos for Flute and Continuo (1740)
- Opus 2 Six Concertos for strings (or organ & strings or flute & continuo) (1742/1745)
- Opus 3 Six Cantatas (1742)
- Opus 4 Six Solos for Flute and Continuo (1745)
- Opus 5 Ten Voluntaries for Organ (1748)
- Opus 6 Ten Voluntaries for Organ (1752)
- Opus 7 Ten Voluntaries for Organ (1754)
- Opus 8 Six Cantatas (1751)
- Opus 9 Three Cantatas (1751)
- Opus 10 Six Concertos for Organ or Harpsichord (1775)
William Boyce (September 11, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. ...
Master of the Queens Music (or Master of the Kings Music) is a prestigious post in the British royal court. ...
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