Charles Avison
English composer · Musicians · Lived 1709 to 1770 · aged 61
Charles Avison was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods. He was a church organist at St John The Baptist Church in Newcastle and at St Nicholas's Church.
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He is most known for his 12 Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti and his Essay on Musical Expression, the first music criticism published in English. He composed in a transitional style that alternated between Baroque and Classical idioms.
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Lived 1709 to 1770 · aged 61
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