James Nares (composer)

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James Nares

James Nares (born April 19, 1715 in Stanwell / Middlesex ; † February 10, 1783 ) was an English composer, organist and music teacher.

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James Nares received his first musical training in the Chapel Royal choir under William Croft and Bernard Gates and then studied with Johann Christoph Pepusch . He became assistant organist at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle and, in 1735, organist and choirmaster at York Minster .

In 1756 he succeeded the late Maurice Greene as organist and composer of King George III. called. The following year he received a PhD in Music from Cambridge University . In the same year he became Master of Children at the Chapel Royal and held this position until his resignation for health reasons in 1780.

In addition to piano and organ music, Nares composed secular and sacred choral works. As one of the first composers he wrote systematic teaching pieces for keyboard instruments in the style of a piano school. His students included u. a. George K. Jackson and William Beckford . His son was the philologist and author Robert Nares .

Works

  • The Souls of the Righteous , 1734
  • Set of eight harpsichord lessons , 1747
  • Five harpsichord lessons , 1759
  • Six Fugues for organ, 1772
  • Three easy harpsichord lessons , 1778
  • A Treatise on Singing , 1778
  • Il Principio, or A regular Introduction to playing on the Harpsichord or Organ , 1778
  • The Royal Pastoral , Dramatic Ode, 1778
  • Collection of Catches, Canons and Glees , 1778
  • Six organ fugues , 1778
  • Second Treatise on Singing, with a set of English duets , 1778
  • Twenty Anthems , 1778
  • A Morning and Evening Service and Six Anthems , 1788

literature

  • In: Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music - The composers - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 145/146, volume 4 .

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SURNAME Nares, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1715
PLACE OF BIRTH Stanwell (Middlesex)
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1783