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Charles Avison

1709 - 1770

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Charles Avison (; 16 February 1709 (baptised) – 9 or 10 May 1770) was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods. He was a church organist at St John The Baptist Church in Newcastle and at St Nicholas's Church (later Newcastle Cathedral). He is most known for his 12 Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti and his Essay on Musical Expression, the first music criticism published in English. He composed in a transitional style that alternated between Baroque and Classical idioms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Avison is the 1,187th most popular composer (down from 1,122nd in 2019), the 3,914th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,345th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Composer.

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Among composers, Charles Avison ranks 1,187 out of 1,451. Before him are Vladimir Shainsky, Dario Marianelli, Sigmund Romberg, Thomas Weelkes, Ludwig Abeille, and Peter Arnold Heise. After him are Vano Muradeli, Alphons Czibulka, Yasuharu Takanashi, Halfdan Kjerulf, Gunther Schuller, and Stevan Hristić.

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Among people born in 1709, Charles Avison ranks 25. Before him are Alexei Razumovsky, John Cleland, Antonio Rinaldi, Francesco Araja, Molla Vali Vidadi, and Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset.  Among people deceased in 1770, Charles Avison ranks 17. Before him are George Whitefield, James Stirling, Martin van Meytens, Carl Gustaf Tessin, Georg Dionysius Ehret, and Francesco Araja. After him are Christopher Middleton, Mark Akenside, and Crispus Attucks.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Avison ranks 3,915 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Dormer (1969), Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1340), Reece James (1999), Henry Shrapnel (1761), Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809), and W. W. Jacobs (1863). After him are William Froude (1810), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), Hilda of Whitby (614), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), Jeremy Kemp (1935), and Dennis Brain (1921).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Charles Avison ranks 62. Before him are Arthur Bliss (1891), John Wilbye (1574), Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), and Thomas Weelkes (1576). After him are Fred Frith (1949), Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Craig Armstrong (1959), Granville Bantock (1868), and Thomas Campion (1567).

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