Baroque · English

John Stanley

1712 to 1786

English Baroque

Repertoire in dialogue

Portrait of John Stanley
Image: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-32.535, domaine public

Almost blind from the age of two and a pupil of Maurice Greene, John Stanley was an organist in London, at St Andrew Holborn and then, from 1734 until his death, at the Temple Church, where his playing drew Handel; he succeeded William Boyce as Master of the King’s Music in 1779. His thirty Voluntaries for organ or harpsichord, published in three sets (Opp. 5, 6 and 7; 1748, 1752 and 1754), made his name.

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The repertoire

Works in the project’s repertoire

4 works, all available to listen to.

Repertoire in dialogue

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.

The sources

Digitised collections

Early editions and manuscripts containing works by this composer, digitised by libraries and available in full.

  • Title page of Ten voluntaries for the organ or harpsichord, opera V, VI and VII

    Ten voluntaries for the organ or harpsichord, opera V, VI and VII

    London, Harrison and Co., 1785

    Copy: University of Western Ontario, via Internet Archive

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