Crotch, William, 1775-1847
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Name (Latin)
Crotch, William, 1775-1847
Date of birth
1775-07-05
Date of death
1847-12-29
Place of birth
Norwich (England)
Place of death
Taunton (England)
Associated country
Great Britain
England
Occupation
Composers Organists Music theorists Painters
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His One symphony, 1984:CIP (William Crotch; b. 1775; d. 1847)
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William Crotch 1820
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Wikipedia description:
William Crotch (5 July 1775 – 29 December 1847) was an English composer and organist. According to the British musicologist Nicholas Temperley, Crotch was "a child prodigy without parallel in the history of music", and was certainly the most distinguished English musician in his day.
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