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'''Born:''' 11 April 1715 | |||
'''Died:''' February 1806 | |||
John Alcock held posts as an organist in | |||
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John Alcock was a British music composer who held posts as an organist in {{w|St Andrew's Church, Plymouth|Plymouth}} and {{w|St Laurence's Church, Reading|Reading}}, before being appointed as organist of {{w|Lichfield Cathedral}}. After leaving Lichfield, he was appointed organist in the parish churches of {{w|Sutton Coldfield}} and {{w|Church of St Editha, Tamworth|Tamworth}}. His son, [[John Alcock Jr.]], was also an organist, holding that post at {{w|Walsall}} parish church. | |||
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Revision as of 16:21, 28 May 2020
Life
Born: 11 April 1715
Died: February 1806
Biography
John Alcock was a British music composer who held posts as an organist in Plymouth
and Reading, before being appointed as organist of Lichfield Cathedral. After leaving Lichfield, he was appointed organist in the parish churches of Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth. His son, John Alcock Jr., was also an organist, holding that post at Walsall parish church.
View the Wikipedia article on John Alcock Sr..
List of choral works
- Evening Service in B flat (Verse) (Cantate Domino & Deus Misereatur)
- Here, beneath this lofty shade
- Let cheerful smiles in every face
- Magnificat
- Nunc dimittis
- O sing unto the Lord a new song
- Out of the deep
- Soon as the genial spring
- Third Service in F (1788): Evening Canticles
- Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)
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Publications
External links
- Works by John Alcock Sr. in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)