Langdon, Richard
Langdon, Richard
Langdon, Richard, English organist and composer; b. Exeter, c. 1729; d. there, Sept. 8, 1803. He was educated at Oxford (Mus.Bac, 1761). He was made lay vicar-choral and organist (1753) and Master of the Choristers (1762) at Exeter Cathedral, and then was organist at the cathedrals of Ely (1777–78), Bristol (1778–82), and Armagh (1782–94).
Works
(all publ. in London): 10 Songs and a Cantata (c. 1754); A Collection of Songs (c. 1755); Cupid and Chloe, cantata (c. 1755); 6 harpsichord sonatas (1765); 12 Songs and 2 Cantatas (c. 1770); Divine Harmony…by the most Eminent Masters (1774; Psalms, anthems, etc.); 12 Glees for 3 to 4 Voices (c. 1780).
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