John Alcock (organist)
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John Alcock, was an English organist and composer. He wrote instrumental music, glees
and much church music.
at St. Paul's Cathedral. Much detail of his life is included in his semi-autobiographical novel, "The Life Of Miss Fanny Brown" published under the pseudonym John Piper in 1771. He also held a position as private organist to the Earl of Donegall.
He was
Glee (music)
A glee is an English type of part song spanning the late baroque, classical and early romantic periods. It is usually scored for at least three voices, and generally intended to be sung unaccompanied. Glees often consist of a number of short, musically contrasted movements and their texts can be...
and much church music.
Career
He was a pupil of John StanleyJohn Stanley (composer)
Charles John Stanley was an English composer and organist.-Biography:Stanley, who was blind from an early age, studied music with Maurice Greene and held a number of organist appointments in London, such as St Andrew's, Holborn from 1726...
at St. Paul's Cathedral. Much detail of his life is included in his semi-autobiographical novel, "The Life Of Miss Fanny Brown" published under the pseudonym John Piper in 1771. He also held a position as private organist to the Earl of Donegall.
He was
- Organist of St Andrew's Church, PlymouthSt Andrew's Church, PlymouthSt Andrew's Church, Plymouth is an Anglican church in Plymouth. It is the original parish church of Sutton, one of the three towns which were later combined to form the city of Plymouth. The church is the largest parish church in the historic county of Devon and was built in the mid to late 15th...
1737–1741 - Organist of St Laurence's Church, ReadingSt Laurence's Church, ReadingSt Laurence's Church is a Church of England mission and former parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated alongside the site of Reading Abbey, formerly bounded by the main Compter Gate to the south and the Hospitium of St John to the north...
1741–1750 - Organist of Lichfield CathedralLichfield CathedralLichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Diocese of Lichfield covers all of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the Black Country and West Midlands...
1750–1761 - Organist of Sutton Coldfield Parish Church 1761–1786
- Organist of St. Editha's Church, TamworthChurch of St Editha, TamworthThe Church of St Editha is an Anglican parish church and Grade I listed building in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.-History:The church of St. Editha is the largest medieval parish church in Staffordshire...
1766–1790