Baroque · English
John Alcock
1715 to 1806
English Baroque
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A pupil of John Stanley at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, John Alcock was organist in Plymouth (1737-1741), Reading (1741-1750) and then of Lichfield Cathedral (1750-1766), and took his Oxford doctorate in music in 1766. In 1774 he published ten voluntaries for organ or harpsichord, as well as a semi-autobiographical novel under the pseudonym John Piper.
The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
2 works.
Repertoire in dialogue
Flagship work
Ten Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord
Voluntary
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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This organ will be able to serve this music.