Ashley, Charles Jane (1772–1843), cellist, was born on 30 December 1772 in London, probably at 4 Pimlico Terrace, Chelsea, the third son of John Ashley (c. 1734–1805) and his wife Mary, née Jane (d. 1809). He played at Ranelagh and at Covent Garden...
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Ashley, Charles Jane (1772–1843), cellist
W. B. Squire
revised by John Warrack
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Ashley, General Christopher (1769–1818)
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Ashley, Richard Godfrey (1774–1836)
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Audain, Ida Augusta (1854?–1932), harpist
Kathleen Chater
Audain, Ida Augusta (1854?–1932), harpist, was born around 1854 in Kingstown, St Vincent, the daughter of a merchant, John Audain, later a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of St Vincent and owner of the Richmond Hill estate, and his black wife, ...
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Ida Audain (1854?–1932), by Herbert Rose Barraud
Clive Morley Collection
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Bacon, Thomas (1700?–1768), Church of England clergyman and musician
Carole Lynne Price
Bacon, Thomas (1700
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Barbirolli, Sir John [formerly Giovanni Battista] (1899–1970), conductor and cellist
Michael Kennedy
Barbirolli, Sir John [formerly Giovanni Battista] (1899–1970), conductor and cellist, was born Giovanni Battista at 12 Southampton Row, London, on 2 December 1899, the elder son and second of the three children of an émigré Italian violinist, Lorenzo Barbirolli (1864–1928), and his Parisian wife, ...
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Barbirolli, Sir John (1899–1970)
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Sir John Barbirolli (1899–1970) by Georges Maiteny © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Barthélémon, François Hippolyte (1741–1808), violinist and composer
Fiona M. Palmer
Barthélémon, François Hippolyte (1741–1808), violinist and composer, was born at Bordeaux, France, on 27 July 1741. He was the eldest of sixteen children of the wig maker Emmanuel Barthélémon and Françoise Laroche. Charles Higham has said that he may have been an officer in the ...
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Butler, Henry [Enrrique Botelero] (d. 1652), composer and viol player
Elizabeth V. Phillips
Butler, Henry [Enrrique Botelero] (d. 1652), composer and viol player, was identified by Spanish court documents as a native of Sussex and a gentleman of quality in England before taking service as a musician in the royal court of Spain from 7 September 1623; his life prior to this is otherwise unknown. His employment began while the ...
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Carolan, Turlough (1670–1738)
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Turlough Carolan (1670–1738) by Francis Bindon by courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
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Carolan, Turlough [Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin] (1670–1738), harper and composer
Breandán Ó Madagáin
Carolan, Turlough [Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin] (1670–1738), harper and composer, was born near Nobber, co. Meath, where his father (identified variously as John and Brian) was probably a small farmer and perhaps also an ironworker. When the young Carolan was in his early teens the family moved to ...
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Castrucci, Pietro (1679–1752), violinist and composer
Claire M. Nelson
Castrucci, Pietro (1679–1752), violinist and composer, was born in Rome, the elder of the two known children of Domenico Castrucci (d. in or after 1709). Details of his early life are scarce, but his father was a violinist, and together they were in the employment of ...
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Caton, Lauderic Rex (1910–1999)
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Lauderic Rex Caton (1910–1999) by unknown photographer, c. 1949 [centre, with young admirers] Val Wilmer Collection
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Caton, Lauderic Rex (1910–1999), guitarist and composer
Val Wilmer
Caton, Lauderic Rex (1910–1999), guitarist and composer, was born on 31 August 1910 in Arena, Cedros, Trinidad, the fourth son and last among the eight children of Robert Caton, a merchant, and Margaret Caton, a baker. His father, who was of St Lucian descent, left soon after his birth and he was brought up by his mother, a Trinidadian. He learned tonic solfa at school and from the age of ten taught reading, writing, and arithmetic in elementary school. He also learned to play his brother-in-law's guitar and took violin lessons while studying diesel engineering in ...
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Cervetto [formerly Basevi], Giacobbe (1680/81–1783), cellist
Fiona M. Palmer
Cervetto [formerly Basevi], Giacobbe (1680/81–1783), cellist, was born in Italy, probably in Venice, in November 1680 or 1681, of Jewish parents. His original surname was Basevi, but he adopted the name Cervetto before he settled in London between 1728 and 1738. He had made several visits to ...
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Cramer, Wilhelm (bap. 1746, d. 1799), violinist
W. B. Squire
revised by David J. Golby
Cramer, Wilhelm (bap. 1746, d. 1799), violinist, was born at Mannheim and baptized on 2 June 1746, the second son of the Mannheim violinist Jakob Cramer (1705–1770). He was a pupil of Johann Stamitz, Christian Cannabich, and Domenicus Basconi. He joined the Mannheim orchestra...
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Cramer, Wilhelm (bap. 1746, d. 1799)
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Wilhelm Cramer (bap. 1746, d. 1799) by Thomas Hardy, 1794 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cutting [Cuttinge], Francis (c. 1550–1595/6), lutenist and composer
David Mateer
Cutting [Cuttinge], Francis (c. 1550–1595/6), lutenist and composer, was probably born in East Anglia, where his future patrons, the Howards, held extensive estates on which Cuttings had long been tenants. Nothing is known of his family background, though he may have been related to the ...
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Daniel, John (bap. 1564?, d. c. 1626), lutenist and composer
David Greer
Daniel, John (bap. 1564
