Maurice Greene (August 12, 1696 - December 1, 1755) was an English composer and organist. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article or section should be merged with Pipe organ The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by...

Born in London, the son of a clergyman, Greene became a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral under Jeremiah Clarke and Charles King. He studied the organ under Richard Brind, and after Brind died, Greene became organist at St Paul's. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... Jeremiah Clarke (1674 - July 16, 1707) was an English composer, now best remembered for the popular trumpet piece attributed to him, the Prince of Denmarks March, commonly called the Trumpet Voluntary, once attributed for a long time to Henry Purcell. ... Charles Dunbar Burgess King (1875 - 1961) was a politician in Liberia. ...

With the death of William Croft in 1727, Greene became organist at the Chapel Royal, and in 1730 he became professor of music at Cambridge University. In 1735 he was appointed Master of the King's Musick. At his death, Greene was working on the compilation Cathedral Music, which his student and successor as Master of the King's Musick, William Boyce, was to complete. Many items from that collection are still used in Anglican services today. William Croft (December 30 (baptism), 1678 - August 14, 1727) was an English composer and teacher. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... The Chapel Royal is the official chapel of the monarch of the United Kingdom. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). ... Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Master of the Queens Music (or Master of the Kings Music) is a prestigious post in the British royal court. ... William Boyce (September 1, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th century. ... The term Anglican (from the Angles or English) describes those people and churches following the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ...

Greene wrote a good deal of vocal music, both sacred and secular, including the oratorio The Song of Deborah and Barak (1732), settings of sonnets from Edmund Spenser's Amoretti (1739), and a collection of anthems (1743), of which the best-known is Lord, let me know mine end. An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch, one of the best-known of the early Italian sonnet writers The term sonnet is derived from the Provençal word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning little song. ... Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (c. ... Events March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade signed October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed October 23 - Great Britain declares war... An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ... Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ...

References

1. Johnstone, H. Diack. "Greene, Maurice", Grove Music Online (http://www.grovemusic.com) ed. L. Macy (Accessed 4 October 2004).