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William Crotch

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Gender Male
Death177 years ago
Date of birth July 5,1775
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Norwich
United Kingdom
Date of died December 29,1847
DiedTaunton
United Kingdom
Job Composer
Visual Artist
Education Christ Church
Children William Robert Crotch
Grandchildren William Duppa Crotch
George Robert Crotch
BooksElements of Musical Composition: Comprehending the Rules of Thorough Bass, and the Theory of Tuning
Account of an Infant Musician [William Crotch] ... Reed at the Royal Society, Feb. 18, 1779
Practical Thorough-Bass: Or, the Art of Playing from a Figured Basson the Organ Or Pianoforte
A Collection of National English Airs: Consisting of Ancient Song, Ballad, Dance Tunes, Interspersed with Remarks and Anecdote, and Preceded by an Essay on English Minstrelsy
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William Crotch was an English composer and organist. According to the American 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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