John Travers (Composer)
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John Travers was an English
composer
who held the office of Organist to the Chapel Royal from 1737 to 1758. Before filling several parochial posts in London
he had been a choir boy at St. George's Chapel, Windsor and a pupil of Johann Christoph Pepusch
. His church music (for example the extended anthem Ascribe unto the Lord) is still used today.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
who held the office of Organist to the Chapel Royal from 1737 to 1758. Before filling several parochial posts in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
he had been a choir boy at St. George's Chapel, Windsor and a pupil of Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch , also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born composer who spent most of his working life in England....
. His church music (for example the extended anthem Ascribe unto the Lord) is still used today.
- Twelve Voluntaries for Organ or Harpsichord, London (1769).