Baroque · English
James Nares
1715 to 1783
English Baroque
Repertoire in dialogue
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A pupil of Bernard Gates, Pepusch and William Croft, James Nares was deputy organist of St George’s Chapel, Windsor, and then organist of York Minster from 1735 to 1756. He then succeeded Maurice Greene as organist and composer of the Chapel Royal, a post he resigned in 1781 because of ill health; he wrote mainly church music, harpsichord lessons and six organ fugues (1772).
The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
2 works.
Repertoire in dialogue
Flagship work
Six Fugues with Introductory Voluntary’s for the Organ or Harpsichord
Fugue
Compatible English style (voluntaries, solo stops)
Il Principio, or a Regular Introduction to Playing on the Harpsichord or Organ
Collection
Compatible English style (voluntaries, solo stops)
This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.
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