Charles Avison

Charles Avison
Charles Avison

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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Male
Date of Birth
January 31st, 1709
Age
317
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
May 10th, 1770
Died Aged
61
Star Sign
Aquarius
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