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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

John Blow 1649-1708, English composer. He was organist and choirmaster at Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal and the teacher of Henry Purcell. He wrote more than 100 anthems and 10 sacred services, mostly unpublished, and a masque, Venus and Adonis. Author not available, BLOW, JOHN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Blow, John
Blow, John ( b Newark, Notts., 1649; d Westminster, 1708). Eng. composer and organist. One of first choirboys of Chapel Royal...services, many secular songs, and the masque Venus and Adonis ( c. 1682). Bliss comp. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow. Read more

John Blow
...secular ceremonial works he wrote in his official capacities, about 12 services and more than 100 anthems survive. His court masque Venus and Adonis (1685) represents a landmark in the development of English opera. John Blow John Blow John Blow Read more

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