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John Curwen

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British minister, publisher and inventor of Tonic sol-fa singing method (1816-1880)

Lived 1816 to 1880 · aged 63
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John Curwen was an English Congregationalist minister and diffuser of the tonic sol-fa system of music education created by Sarah Ann Glover. He was educated at Wymondley College in Hertfordshire, then Coward College as that institution became known when it moved to London, and finally University College London.

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Portrait of John Curwen by William Gush, circa 1857Portrait of John Curwen by William Gush, circa 1857Curwen's Solfege hand signs, including "mental effects" for each tone.Curwen's Solfege hand signs, including "mental effects" for each tone.

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Lived 1816 to 1880 · aged 63
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