John Stanley (composer)
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Charles John Stanley (January 17, 1712 – May 19, 1786) was an English composer and organist.
[edit] Biography
Stanley, who was blind from an early age, studied music with Maurice Greene and held a number of organist appointments in London. He was a friend of George Frideric Handel, and following Handel's death, Stanley joined first with John Christopher Smith and later with Thomas Linley to continue the series of oratorio concerts Handel had established.
In 1779, Stanley succeeded William Boyce as Master of the King's Musick.
Stanley's works include the opera Teraminta, the dramatic cantata The Choice of Hercules, twelve other cantatas with texts by John Hawkins, the oratorios Jephtha, The Fall of Egypt and Zimri, and instrumental music, notably three volumes of Trumpet Voluntaries (1748, 1752, and 1754). As with all trumpet voluntaries, this was written for organ utilizing the trumpet stop, hence the name; arrangements for string chamber orchestra and trumpet are modern.
[edit] Works
- Opus 1 Eight Solos for Flute and Continuo (1740)
- Opus 2 Six Concertos for strings (or organ & strings or flute & continuo) (1742/1745)
- Opus 3 Six Cantatas (1742)
- Opus 4 Six Solos for Flute and Continuo (1745)
- Opus 5 Ten Voluntaries for Organ (1748)
- Opus 6 Ten Voluntaries for Organ (1752)
- Opus 7 Ten Voluntaries for Organ (1754)
- Opus 8 Six Cantatas (1751)
- Opus 9 Three Cantatas (1751)
- Opus 10 Six Concertos for Organ or Harpsichord (1775)
| Preceded by William Boyce |
Master of the King's Music 1779–1786 |
Succeeded by William Parsons |
[edit] External links
- Free scores by John Stanley in the Werner Icking Music Archive
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- John Stanley at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
- Free scores by John Stanley at the International Music Score Library Project (Public domain)
