List of Famous people with last name Avison

Charles Avison

First Name Charles
Last Name Avison
Born on January 31, 1709
Died on May 10, 1770 (aged 61)

Charles Avison 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. 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.

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