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Born: 1659 in
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Genre: Classical

Biography:
An English composer in every category and form of music practiced in his time, remembered today for lively trumpet voluntaries and sweet vocal airs. Dido and Aeneas has plenty of both. Writing it on commission for the head of a boarding school for "g ...More >>

Discography: Consort Music for Strings and Harpsichord 1993 Dido & Aeneas More >>

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Influenced By: Matthew Locke John Blow More >> Followers: Philip Hart Jeremiah Clarke Thomas Augustine Arne More >>

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