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| Short Name: | Charles Avison |
| Full Name: | Avison, Charles, 1709-1770 |
| Birth Year: | 1709 |
| Death Year: | 1770 |
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, studied music in Italy, then served as organist of St. Nicholas' in Newcastle. He was respected both for his instrumental compositions and arrangements, and his writings on musical aesthetics. The hymn tunes attributed to him are adaptations.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Tunes by Charles Avison (1) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVISON | Charles Avison (Composer) | 52 | 56565 12343 23456 |
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