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Johann Christoph Pepusch was the Master of Music at Cannons from 1716 and he saw the size of the musical establishment at first expand and then decline in the 1720s in response to Brydges' losses in the South Sea Bubble, a financial crash which took place in 1720. [3]
In 1717, Handel became composer in residence at Cannons in Middlesex, seat of James Brydges, Earl of Carnarvon, who in 1719 became the First Duke of Chandos. [1] [2] Johann Christoph Pepusch was Master of Music, having taken up his post before Handel's arrival. [3] [4] The interior of St Lawrence's Church
Johann Christoph Pepusch (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈpeːpʊʃ]; 1667 – 31 July [O.S. 20 July] 1752), also known as John Christopher Pepusch (English: / ˈ p eɪ p ʊ ʃ /) and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born composer who spent most of his working life in England.
The music director for twenty years was the German composer Johann Christoph Pepusch. He wrote a number of pieces of church music for the Cannons chapel. [18] The size of the musical establishment at Cannons declined in the 1720s in response to the family's losses in the South Sea Bubble, a financial crash which took place in 1720. [19]
Cannons, 1717–18: St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London Chandos Anthem No. 7. Partly derived from the "Te Deum in D" (HWV 280). The trio "Thou rulest the raging sea" performed at Cannons but probably spurious; possibly composed by Johann Christoph Pepusch or Nicola Francesco Haym instead. Psalm 89 253 O come, let us sing unto the Lord Cannons ...
This division is taken from one of Johann Christopher Pepusch's sonatas for recorder and basso continuo. It is written, unlike most other divisions, in the style of the baroque Dance Suite with its AABB form. [citation needed] Prelude by Mr Pepusch: AABB: F Major: This division is also taken from a recorder sonata by Pepusch and is in AABB form.
This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820.Prominent classicist composers [1] [2] [3] include Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert.
By mid-century, European monarchs began to classify cannons to reduce the confusion. Henry II of France opted for six sizes of cannons, [92] but others settled for more; the Spanish used twelve sizes, and the English sixteen. [93] [94] Better powder had been developed by this time as well. Instead of the finely ground powder used by the first ...