PEPUSCH, JOHN CHRISTOPHER

pāˈpoosh, 1667–1752, German musician, who lived in London from 1700 until his death. As a theorist he became expert in Greek music and helped found (1710) the Academy of Ancient Music. He was the predecessor of Handel as composer to the duke of Chandos. While director of Lincoln's Inn Theatre he wrote music, notably for John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728).

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The Life and Activities of Sir John Hawkins: Musician, Magistrate, and Friend of Johnson
Book by Percy A. Scholes; Oxford University Press, 1953
Subjects: Hawkins, John--Sir--1719-1789
Nugent, Dr. Christopher Died 1775. London medical...Sarpi. Paradise, Dr. John 1743-95. Linguist...George: 97 , 228 . Payne, John Died 1787. London bookseller...miscellaneous author : 103 n. Pepusch, John Christopher 1667-1752...
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A Bibliography of the Musical Works Published by John Walsh during the Years 1695-1720
Book by William C. Smith; The Bibliographical Society, 1948
Subjects: Music--Bibliography--Catalogs
...Sonatas for 2 Violins, and a through Bass, composed by Mr. Christopher Pez, A new Edition of, 420 . Twelve Sonatas in parts for Violins or Hautboys with through Basses . . . 8 Composed by Mr. Pepusch, 350 . XII Sonatas of three parts for two Violins and a Bass...
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Wesley and the Wesleyans
Book by John Kent; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Methodist Church--England--History, Wesley, John--1703-1791
...Hildebrandt eds. , The Works of John Wesley, A Collection of Hymns...Wesley appealed to the opinions of John Christopher Pepusch 1667 1752 , whom the Wesleys knew...Both Charles Burney 1726 1814 and John Hawkins 1719 89 , the leading English...
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Marketing the Bard: Shakespeare in Performance and Print, 1660-1740
Book by Don-John Dugas; University of Missouri Press, 2006
Subjects: Drama--Publishing--England--History--17th Century, Drama--Publishing--England--History--18th Century, J. And R. Tonson, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Adaptations--History And Criticism, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Appreciation--England, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Bibliography, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Stage History--1625-1800
...re, 126 Montagu, Mary Wortley, 207 Morphew, John, 125 Moseley, Humphrey: attributes Car- denio...pantomimes, 173, 174, 176 Pemberton, J., 195 Pepusch, John Christopher, 207 Pepys, Samuel: and actresses, 53; on Betterton...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Book by John Warrack, Ewan West; Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects: Opera--Dictionaries
...idiom that returns to some of his most violent early music, with a strong dissonant and percussive impulse. Pepusch, John Christopher b Berlin, 1667; d London, 20 July 1752 . English composer of German birth. After working at the Prussian...
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London Mozartiana: Wolfgang's Disputed Age & Early Performances of Allegri's Miserere
Magazine article by Ilias Chrissochoidis; Musical Times, Vol. 151, Summer 2010
Subjects: Musicians & conductors, Society
...contrived to obtain it. Abercorn had been a student of John Christopher Pepusch, the leading music antiquarian of the period, also...visual and aural) to Allegris Miserere in 1764-65. John Stanley, tor instance, was a longtime member of...


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Pepusch, John Christopher
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PEPUSCH, JOHN CHRISTOPHER pa poosh, 1667 1752, German musician, who lived in London from 1700...While director of Lincolns Inn Theatre he wrote music, notably for John Gays The Beggars Opera (1728...
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Opera
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the true antecedent of English opera, and John Blow s Venus and Adonis (c.1685) was...Opera (1728), with a libretto by the poet John Gay and music composed partly by John Christopher Pepusch . The Beggars Opera inaugurated the form...


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